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An A320 captain reported encountering wake turbulence on a phx arrival resulting in an altitude deviation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 947133 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201105 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | P50.TRACON |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Altitude Crossing Restriction Not Met Deviation - Procedural Clearance Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
First officer was flying eagul arrival runway 8 into phx. We got wake turbulence from aircraft ahead. Correcting for the wake distracted us and we descended below the 9;000 ft restriction. Corrected back to 9;000 ft. Asked ATC if altitude was a problem and he said no.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A320 Captain reported encountering wake turbulence on a PHX arrival resulting in an altitude deviation.
Narrative: First Officer was flying EAGUL arrival Runway 8 into PHX. We got wake turbulence from aircraft ahead. Correcting for the wake distracted us and we descended below the 9;000 FT restriction. Corrected back to 9;000 FT. Asked ATC if altitude was a problem and he said no.
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.