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B777 captain reported encountering wake turbulence behind a heavy aircraft during departure from iah airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1703528 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201911 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | IAH.Tower |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Heavy Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 197 Flight Crew Type 267 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
Climbing out; flight attendant called at approximately 3;000 feet and reported a metallic sound hit the aircraft on takeoff and climbout. The takeoff itself was uneventful from the flight deck and no threat posed by the attitude at rotation; etc. However; we departed behind a heavy aircraft and once airborne experienced a lateral shifting of the aircraft in wake vortices; which may have shifted cargo. Flight control and flight response were normal throughout the flight as was systems integrity. I mentioned the flight attendant report to departure control; so that they might warn the tower for a possible FOD inspection of the runway. Once at destination; a walk around was performed and there were no issues with the aircraft; no damage whatsoever.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B777 Captain reported encountering wake turbulence behind a Heavy aircraft during departure from IAH airport.
Narrative: Climbing out; Flight Attendant called at approximately 3;000 feet and reported a metallic sound hit the aircraft on takeoff and climbout. The takeoff itself was uneventful from the flight deck and no threat posed by the attitude at rotation; etc. However; we departed behind a heavy aircraft and once airborne experienced a lateral shifting of the aircraft in wake vortices; which may have shifted cargo. Flight control and flight response were normal throughout the flight as was systems integrity. I mentioned the Flight Attendant report to Departure Control; so that they might warn the Tower for a possible FOD inspection of the runway. Once at destination; a walk around was performed and there were no issues with the aircraft; no damage whatsoever.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.