Regional Jet 700 ER/LR (CRJ700)
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness / Injury; Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter
Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification; Flight Crew Diverted; General Physical Injury / Incapacitation
Procedure; Environment - Non Weather Related
Encountered wake turbulence at altitude; one of our flight attendants ended up getting injured. [Advised ATC] and asked for 250 kts speed relief below 10;000 MSL. Coordinated with ATC and ATC approved.
Suggest having more wake turbulence seperation.
CRJ-700 flight crew and an Enroute Controller reported a crew member injury resulted from a wake vortex encounter with an A380 in cruise flight.