Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 201.03; Flight Crew Type 9839.83
Situational Awareness
Deviation - Altitude Overshoot; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter
Flight Crew Returned To Clearance
Procedure; Environment - Non Weather Related
Taking off out of EWR on [Runway] 4L; given a level off at 4;000 feet. Encountered wake turbulence at 3;500 feet; went through our altitude of 4;000 feet to 4;600 feet before recovering back down to 4;000 feet. Notified ATC [of the] altitude deviation.
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B737NG flight crew reported overshooting their cleared altitude departing EWR after encountering wake turbulence.