NASA · Aviation Safety Reporting System
ERJ-170 First Officer reported encountering wake turbulence during takeoff that resulted in a momentary overspeed.
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Pilot narrative
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During acceleration / level-off on Newark 4 around 2,300 ft. Flap lever moved from 1 - up. Encountered wake turbulence causing airspeed to jump from 210 to 225, throttles moved to idle, speed rose to 225 for around 5 seconds. “High speed” aural warning chimed once, speed reduced back near the magenta 210 speed bug. Max speed rescheduled. Notified Maintenance upon landing. Maintenance checked the flaps and slats, said they were in good condition.
NASA classification — Anomalies
- Deviation - Speed
- Inflight Event / Encounter
NASA classification — Assessments
- Contributing Factors / Situations
- Environment - Non Weather Related · Procedure
- Primary Problem
- Ambiguous
ASRS reports are voluntarily submitted, de-identified by NASA, and represent the reporter's perspective. The presence of reports on a topic cannot be used to infer prevalence in the National Airspace System. The authoritative source is the NASA ASRS Database Online at asrs.arc.nasa.gov ↗.