B787 Dreamliner Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 210; Flight Crew Total 11977; Flight Crew Type 1682
Situational Awareness; Workload
Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude; Deviation - Speed All Types; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence; Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control
Flight Crew FLC complied w / Automation / Advisory; Flight Crew Became Reoriented
Weather
Encountered severe wave at FL410. Throttles moved to idle as airspeed increased. Autopilot was disconnected as aircraft climbed 900 feet. Speed brakes were extended; but airspeed exceeded MMO and VMO. We exited the wave and continued without any further events.
787 Captain reported encountering a wind shear at FL400 resulting in airspeed exceedance; deviation from assigned altitude and loss of auto throttles.