B737-700
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 220; Flight Crew Type 220
Situational Awareness
Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT; Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence
Flight Crew Regained Aircraft Control
Weather; Environment - Non Weather Related; Human Factors
While on a visual approach to ZZZ XXR; with high gusty winds and wake turbulence experienced; aircraft dipped below published altitude while on automation. We began correcting as ATC called out an Altitude Alert on us. We climbed back to published altitude and flew the rest of the approach without incident.
Air carrier First Officer reported an altitude excursion from published altitude during approach in gusty wind conditions that also included a wake turbulence encounter. Pilot corrected back to published altitude and completed a safe landing without incident.