<< >> NASA ASRS Report 854483, September 2009

B757 relief pilot reports turbulence or possible wake encounter at 2000 ft during approach to jfk. A momentary flap overspeed occurred.

Attributes
ACN	854483
Time
Date	200909
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	JFK.Airport
State Reference	NY
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying Relief Pilot
Person 2
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Speed All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter

Narrative:

While on final approach to runway 22L at jfk; the aircraft encountered possible wake turbulence and gusty winds which resulted in a momentary flap 20 overspeed condition. The event was very short in duration; which made it difficult to identify; verify; or communicate to the rest of the crew.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 Relief Pilot reports turbulence or possible wake encounter at 2000 FT during approach to JFK. A momentary flap overspeed occurred.

Narrative: While on final approach to Runway 22L at JFK; the aircraft encountered possible wake turbulence and gusty winds which resulted in a momentary Flap 20 overspeed condition. The event was very short in duration; which made it difficult to identify; verify; or communicate to the rest of the crew.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.