Regional Jet 700 ER/LR (CRJ700)
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Deviation - Track / Heading All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter
Flight Crew Returned To Clearance
Environment - Non Weather Related
On La Guardia 4 departure Whitestone transition during heading 180 experienced some jet wash [just as we were] starting to turn on [the] 040 heading at 2.4 DME from LGA. ATC called us and asked if we are in the turn 040 heading and we replied; 'yes we are in the turn [to] 040 also we [were] told we turned [at] 2.4 DME LGA.' After that ATC gave us another heading.
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CRJ-700 flight crew reported deviation from Whitestone track due in part to wake vortex encounter.