Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 313
Deviation - Altitude Crossing Restriction Not Met; Deviation - Altitude Overshoot; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Aircraft; Environment - Non Weather Related; Procedure
We were following a Heavy 777 and were getting a little wake from it. I changed from VNAV to LVL change to climb at a higher rate to get above the 777. We were supposed to be at or below DARRK at 12;000 feet. We crossed it at about 12;500 feet.
B737-700 Captain reported overshooting an altitude restriction departing LAX after encountering wake turbulence from a preceding B777.