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B757 captain reported encountering wake turbulence in trail of a B777 that resulted in a bank and stick shaker.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1748732 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202007 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Tower |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Speed All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
We were 4.8 miles in trail of a B777 on the approach to runway xxr. We encountered wake turbulence causing airplane to bank and stick shaker activation for about 1-2 seconds. We recovered with no incident.wake turbulence from a B777.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 Captain reported encountering wake turbulence in trail of a B777 that resulted in a bank and stick shaker.
Narrative: We were 4.8 miles in trail of a B777 on the approach to Runway XXR. We encountered wake turbulence causing airplane to bank and stick shaker activation for about 1-2 seconds. We recovered with no incident.Wake turbulence from a B777.
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.