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A B777 flight crew reported encountering wake turbulence in trail of an airbus A340 at FL360. Minor flight attendant injuries resulted.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 954455 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201106 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | EGTT.ARTCC |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 230 Flight Crew Total 20307 Flight Crew Type 2686 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 220 Flight Crew Total 12000 Flight Crew Type 5000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
ATC issued radar vector. In trail of [an] A340 at FL360; [we] encountered wake turbulence; [which lasted for] 10-15 seconds. [I] disconnected [the] autopilot in order to fly out of it; resulting in approximately 100 ft altitude loss. Reported encounter with ATC; which resulted in a vector [to the] right in order to parallel traffic. Flight attendant injuries reported; all minor. Dispatch [was] notified.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B777 flight crew reported encountering wake turbulence in trail of an Airbus A340 at FL360. Minor Flight Attendant injuries resulted.
Narrative: ATC issued radar vector. In trail of [an] A340 at FL360; [we] encountered wake turbulence; [which lasted for] 10-15 seconds. [I] disconnected [the] autopilot in order to fly out of it; resulting in approximately 100 FT altitude loss. Reported encounter with ATC; which resulted in a vector [to the] right in order to parallel traffic. Flight Attendant injuries reported; all minor. Dispatch [was] notified.
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.