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An air carrier crew received several green lasers light shots descending through 2;500 ft on a left base for a visual approach about eight miles east of phl.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1100629 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201307 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | PHL.Airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural FAR Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
On a visual approach; approximately 8 southeast of phl on a left base descending through approximately 2;500 ft we were flashed several times by a green laser light from the ground. The laser came from our 8 to 9 o'clock position and only a mile or two to the west of our position. We notified approach control.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An Air Carrier crew received several green lasers light shots descending through 2;500 FT on a left base for a visual approach about eight miles east of PHL.
Narrative: On a visual approach; approximately 8 southeast of PHL on a left base descending through approximately 2;500 FT we were flashed several times by a green laser light from the ground. The laser came from our 8 to 9 o'clock position and only a mile or two to the west of our position. We notified Approach Control.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.