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A B757-200 flight crew reported encountering wake turbulence from the preceding A340 on approach to jfk.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 950246 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201105 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | JFK.Airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
After 3 events of what appeared to be wake turbulence causing moderate turbulence in our descent to jfk; I queried ATC if we were following a heavy aircraft. He responded yes; an A340. I advised him of our encounters and his response was; 'I can't change the wings on that aircraft.' I made no further response; not wanting to clog up the frequency debating our situation; but had hoped he would consider our problem and the safety issue in regards to exposing passengers and cabin crew to unnecessary turbulence which is the sole reason for this report.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 flight crew reported encountering wake turbulence from the preceding A340 on approach to JFK.
Narrative: After 3 events of what appeared to be wake turbulence causing moderate turbulence in our descent to JFK; I queried ATC if we were following a heavy aircraft. He responded yes; an A340. I advised him of our encounters and his response was; 'I can't change the wings on that aircraft.' I made no further response; not wanting to clog up the frequency debating our situation; but had hoped he would consider our problem and the safety issue in regards to exposing passengers and cabin crew to unnecessary turbulence which is the sole reason for this report.
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.