An A320 encountered wake turbulence in trail of heavy jet on arrival to lax.

Attributes
ACN	715819
Time
Date	200611
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 12000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival star : sadde.6
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 6900 flight time type : 430
ASRS Report	715819
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : wake turbulence
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : exited adverse environment
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

We encountered wake turbulence from a heavy while on the sadde.SADDE6 ave transition arrival into lax for runway 24R. We were approximately 12000 ft MSL in the vicinity of fillmore and behind the heavy with 9 mi of separation. After the wake turbulence encounter ATC instructed us to slow to 250 KTS and descend to 10000 ft MSL. The first officer (PNF) advised ATC of the wake turbulence encounter and then ATC vectored us away from the heavy. The captain checked in with the flight attendants and they said they were ok and no one was injured. After we taxied to the gate the flight attendants informed us that we needed a major cleanup of the cabin (food and drinks got on the interior of the aircraft). Some passenger had drinks spilled on them. The captain then called company and informed company of the situation. The captain requested that a supervisor meet with the passenger who needed assistance because of the food spillage. The captain again asked the flight attendants if any one of the passenger or themselves were injured; the flight attendants again replied that no one was injured. All passenger were off the airplane when the crew deplaned.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A320 ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURB IN TRAIL OF HVY JET ON ARR TO LAX.

Narrative: WE ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURB FROM A HVY WHILE ON THE SADDE.SADDE6 AVE TRANSITION ARR INTO LAX FOR RWY 24R. WE WERE APPROX 12000 FT MSL IN THE VICINITY OF FILLMORE AND BEHIND THE HVY WITH 9 MI OF SEPARATION. AFTER THE WAKE TURB ENCOUNTER ATC INSTRUCTED US TO SLOW TO 250 KTS AND DSND TO 10000 FT MSL. THE FO (PNF) ADVISED ATC OF THE WAKE TURB ENCOUNTER AND THEN ATC VECTORED US AWAY FROM THE HVY. THE CAPT CHKED IN WITH THE FLT ATTENDANTS AND THEY SAID THEY WERE OK AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. AFTER WE TAXIED TO THE GATE THE FLT ATTENDANTS INFORMED US THAT WE NEEDED A MAJOR CLEANUP OF THE CABIN (FOOD AND DRINKS GOT ON THE INTERIOR OF THE ACFT). SOME PAX HAD DRINKS SPILLED ON THEM. THE CAPT THEN CALLED COMPANY AND INFORMED COMPANY OF THE SITUATION. THE CAPT REQUESTED THAT A SUPVR MEET WITH THE PAX WHO NEEDED ASSISTANCE BECAUSE OF THE FOOD SPILLAGE. THE CAPT AGAIN ASKED THE FLT ATTENDANTS IF ANY ONE OF THE PAX OR THEMSELVES WERE INJURED; THE FLT ATTENDANTS AGAIN REPLIED THAT NO ONE WAS INJURED. ALL PAX WERE OFF THE AIRPLANE WHEN THE CREW DEPLANED.

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.