B737-800 Captain reported potentially encountering jet blast from aircraft around the runway during takeoff.

Date: 2024-04 · Aircraft: B737-800 · Phase: takeoff

Anomalies: deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy|ground-event-encounter-jet-blast|ground-event-encounter-weather-turbulence

Synopsis

B737-800 Captain reported potentially encountering jet blast from aircraft around the runway during takeoff.

Narrative

On arrival previous flight; we encountered some airspeed deviations due to wind/temperature but nothing significant. Through flight was normal. Runway 08; the normal runway; was closed. Runway 21 was the only active runway. Weather was clear; calm; altimeter 30.06. V1 126; VR 134; V2 137.Takeoff on Runway 21 run-up and initial acceleration were normal using autothrottle. Engine stabilized at 92.8 reduced N1. Shortly after the V1 call; at 130 kt.; abruptly yawed right and the left wing rose significantly. It felt like we had encountered jet wash or wind shear.Corrections were immediately applied to level the wings and maintain runway heading. The anomaly stopped while we assessed blown tire and possible loss of an engine; neither of which were indicated. Takeoff roll continued. No further adverse indications were encountered; rotation and the remainder of the takeoff were normal. All aircraft systems were assessed and appeared to be normal. Flight was continued to ZZZ. Passengers and flight attendants were notified of the event and given an explanation. Albuquerque Tower was informed of the anomaly. The remainder of the flight and landing in ZZZ were uneventful. Post-flight inspection was performed and nothing unusual was noted.Given the weather conditions in ABQ; and the lack of any significant winds; I suspect we encountered jet blast from some type of engine run from either Aircraft Y or the Aircraft Z stationed to the west of Runway 21.

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