B757 First Officer reported on departure experiencing a strong gust of wind resulting in a momentary stick shaker.

Date: 2025-01 · Aircraft: B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model · Phase: takeoff

Anomalies: deviation-speed-all-types|inflight-event-encounter-loss-of-aircraft-control|inflight-event-encounter-weather-turbulence

Synopsis

B757 First Officer reported on departure experiencing a strong gust of wind resulting in a momentary stick shaker.

Narrative

We were operating flight ZZZ to ZZZZ. The captain was PF and I was PM. ZZZ was VFR conditions with strong gusty crosswinds and wind shear advisories were in effect. We briefed our wind shear escape maneuver and decided to execute a full power takeoff. ACARS came back with flaps 15 for the takeoff flaps. At the time of our departure; the winds were 290-300 degrees; steady state of 18-20 knots; and gusting to 30-33 knots. We departed runway XXR at the [taxiway] 1 intersection. We flew the ZZZ departure. It was a ZZZZZ departure with a throttle reduction and acceleration height of 817 ft MSL. It was a bumpy climb out. The original roll mode was LNAV. When we called departure; they gave us a right turn to heading 040. We selected heading select and started our right turn to heading 040. At 817 ft MSL; we selected flight level change; the vertical mode; and I rolled in 230 knots for our clean maneuvering speed as briefed on the ground. As we began to accelerate; the PF called for flaps 5. I selected flaps 5. As we kept accelerating; the PF called for flaps 1. I selected flaps 1. We were around 210 knots and accelerating ; the PF called for flaps up and after takeoff checklist. I selected flaps up and performed my flow of moving the gear handle to the off position. As I was performing that action; we felt a strong gust hit the airplane. We lost 10-20 knots immediately and we were startled by a momentary stick shaker. It lasted around 1 second. As we both looked down at the path and energy of the airplane; the stick shaker had silenced and the plane was climbing and accelerating toward our ATC instructions. We did not have time to announce our callouts of 'upset; push; roll; thrust; and stabilize' because the airplane was already back into a stabilized state. We did not lose any altitude as far as I can remember because of the stick shaker. ATC did not call us and ask why we were descending or give us a low altitude alert. The event took place around 2;000 ft. The PF was hand flying during the event with his left hand on the yoke and right hand on the throttle. We continued to our destination.

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