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B757 departure from lax experienced turbulence from parallel runway departure that was going through their path.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 680660 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200511 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lax.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lax.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lax.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 680660 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : airborne less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
Night VMC; calm winds. On takeoff runway 25R noticed aircraft drifting into our takeoff path. Captain and I were busy cleaning up flaps and gear when I asked ATC 'what's with the aircraft in front of us?' (we both thought it lost an engine and drifted towards us.) ATC said 'just a B737;' then we hit their propeller wash at 1000 ft -- it was a rockin' ride. 2 questions: one; why did the tower not give us a 'heads up' that a B737-700 was going through our takeoff path. And second; why did the tower ever turn an aircraft on the parallel runway into our path. Lax is asking for trouble.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 DEP FROM LAX EXPERIENCED TURB FROM PARALLEL RWY DEP THAT WAS GOING THROUGH THEIR PATH.
Narrative: NIGHT VMC; CALM WINDS. ON TKOF RWY 25R NOTICED ACFT DRIFTING INTO OUR TKOF PATH. CAPT AND I WERE BUSY CLEANING UP FLAPS AND GEAR WHEN I ASKED ATC 'WHAT'S WITH THE ACFT IN FRONT OF US?' (WE BOTH THOUGHT IT LOST AN ENG AND DRIFTED TOWARDS US.) ATC SAID 'JUST A B737;' THEN WE HIT THEIR PROP WASH AT 1000 FT -- IT WAS A ROCKIN' RIDE. 2 QUESTIONS: ONE; WHY DID THE TWR NOT GIVE US A 'HEADS UP' THAT A B737-700 WAS GOING THROUGH OUR TKOF PATH. AND SECOND; WHY DID THE TWR EVER TURN AN ACFT ON THE PARALLEL RWY INTO OUR PATH. LAX IS ASKING FOR TROUBLE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.