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A B737 first officer reported suffering eye irritation after being struck by a laser while departing den.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1345323 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201604 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | DEN.Airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 120 Flight Crew Total 10620 Flight Crew Type 3915 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
I was the pilot monitoring. Departing on the CONNR3 SID. Approximate position was hurdl fix at approximately 9;000 feet. We experienced a very bright flash from our right (north). Within a few seconds my right eye started a burning; achy type of sensation. I was not looking directly at the source but it was more of a glancing blow. I thought the eye ache would quickly dissipate like in a camera flash event. I was still able to see and focus to perform duties. I reported the illumination to ATC. We completed the flight but unfortunately the eye irritation was still present.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 First Officer reported suffering eye irritation after being struck by a laser while departing DEN.
Narrative: I was the pilot monitoring. Departing on the CONNR3 SID. Approximate position was HURDL fix at approximately 9;000 feet. We experienced a very bright flash from our right (north). Within a few seconds my right eye started a burning; achy type of sensation. I was not looking directly at the source but it was more of a glancing blow. I thought the eye ache would quickly dissipate like in a camera flash event. I was still able to see and focus to perform duties. I reported the illumination to ATC. We completed the flight but unfortunately the eye irritation was still present.
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.