EMB ERJ 140 ER/LR
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Total 4700
Distraction; Situational Awareness
Deviation - Track / Heading All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter
Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; Flight Crew Became Reoriented; Flight Crew Returned To Clearance
Procedure; Environment - Non Weather Related; Human Factors
On our assigned arrival we briefly experienced a strong wake from aircraft ahead. On the arrival [we] had a heading deviation off arrival. We realized it as well as ATC. We immediately started correcting and were given a heading by ATC. Distraction by the wake from prior aircraft. Suggest paying more close attention to tracking of arrival points.
EMB-140 Captain reported deviating from cleared track when they were distracted by a wake vortex encounter.