Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter; Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control
Flight Crew Regained Aircraft Control
Environment - Non Weather Related
Wake turbulence encounter with aircraft [caused] upset approaching 60-degrees left bank. Arriving from south on autopilot; cleared visual approach to follow MD-11 from north which was established ILS 27R final approach behind another Embraer Jet; which slowed prematurely. As we were descending from 3;000 to 2;100 approximately 6 NM from JALTO ILS 27R Final Approach Fix on a dog-leg to 27R final and cleared behind MD-11 5-miles ahead; encountered wake turbulence; upset up to 60-degree left bank in approximately 1-second. Manually recovered; overriding autopilot; and immediately flying out of wake turbulence. Numerous EICAS faults encountered for autopilot; autothrottle; and probes. Continued hand-flying visual approach to normal landing. All EICAS faults cleared on the ground. Apparently the 50-knot north wind blew the MD-11 wake turbulence intact far south of the 27R ILS final rather than the 50-knot wind dissipating wake turbulence. Approach Control provided adequate warning our following MD-11. We heard Approach Control slow the MD-11 when the preceding Embraer Jet slowed prematurely ahead of the MD-11. We widened our turn to keep distance separation from MD-11. The wake turbulence upset was precisely like the recent simulator windshear training in severity and rapidity of roll-rate; except we immediately flew out of the wake turbulence. All passengers and flight attendants were seated with no alarm reported upon questioning Lead Flight Attendant.
ERJ-190 Captain reported wake vortex encounter from an MD-11 on approach to PHL resulting in a 60 degree uncommanded roll.