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An air carrier captain flying the sfo serfr 1 STAR reported nct alerted them about the possibility of a laser highlight which did in fact occur about four miles north of epick.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1283469 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201507 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SFO.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | STAR SERFR 1 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 175 Flight Crew Total 5781 Flight Crew Type 5781 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
While on approach into sfo. We were level at 8;000 about 4 miles north of epick on the serfr 1 RNAV arrival. A green laser flashed crossed the flight deck windows about 3-4 times. We notified ATC of this. We had also gotten a heads up from ATC that this might happen.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An air carrier Captain flying the SFO SERFR 1 STAR reported NCT alerted them about the possibility of a laser highlight which did in fact occur about four miles north of EPICK.
Narrative: While on approach into SFO. We were level at 8;000 about 4 miles north of EPICK on the SERFR 1 RNAV arrival. A green laser flashed crossed the flight deck windows about 3-4 times. We notified ATC of this. We had also gotten a heads up from ATC that this might happen.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.