Narrative:

Encountered wake turbulence over jetsa at 5.5 mi behind a heavy B757 on ILS approach to runway 24R at lax. Aircraft rolled 30 degrees to the right and autoplt could not control the aircraft. Disconnected the autoplt to recover and ATC subsequently broke us out for another approach. Increase spacing requirements behind heavy aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-700 EXPERIENCED WAKE TURB IN TRAIL BEHIND A B757 ON APCH TO LAX. THEY EXECUTED A GAR AND ATC CLRED THEM FOR ANOTHER APCH.

Narrative: ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURB OVER JETSA AT 5.5 MI BEHIND A HVY B757 ON ILS APCH TO RWY 24R AT LAX. ACFT ROLLED 30 DEGS TO THE R AND AUTOPLT COULD NOT CTL THE ACFT. DISCONNECTED THE AUTOPLT TO RECOVER AND ATC SUBSEQUENTLY BROKE US OUT FOR ANOTHER APCH. INCREASE SPACING REQUIREMENTS BEHIND HVY ACFT.

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.