Narrative:

During the approach to downwind for atl runway 8L we were assigned 220 KTS instead of the usual 210 KTS. We were then descended to 5;000 ft. While level at 5;000 ft we encountered wake turbulence produced by a 757 which we were not told we were following. I reacted by climbing 150 ft to get out of the wake turbulence and immediately returned to 5;000 ft. We told ATC of the encounter and they did not say anything about it. We landed uneventfully.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B717 Captain reported encountering wake turbulence following a B757 on approach at ATL.

Narrative: During the approach to downwind for ATL Runway 8L we were assigned 220 KTS instead of the usual 210 KTS. We were then descended to 5;000 FT. While level at 5;000 FT we encountered wake turbulence produced by a 757 which we were not told we were following. I reacted by climbing 150 FT to get out of the wake turbulence and immediately returned to 5;000 FT. We told ATC of the encounter and they did not say anything about it. We landed uneventfully.

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.