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High power laser beam light hits B737 flight crew at a distance of approximately 90 mi from light, causing green glow around vision periphery.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 285090 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199408 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : las |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zla |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 285090 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 290037 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Laser flashes in eyes. Captain and I were flying from phx to bur at 31000 ft. At approximately XA19 (CST) captain was looking at the lights of las vegas. He saw a bright flash and said look at the laser show in las vegas. I looked at las vegas and we both got hit in the eyes with a green laser. After we turned our eyes back forward, we both noticed a green glow around the periphery of our vision. This was a momentary condition lasting no more than 10 mins. As of this time, there have been no recurrence of any vision problems. Our position was approximately 67 mi (090 degree radial) east of hec VOR and 90 mi south of las (175 degree radial).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HIGH PWR LASER BEAM LIGHT HITS B737 FLC AT A DISTANCE OF APPROX 90 MI FROM LIGHT, CAUSING GREEN GLOW AROUND VISION PERIPHERY.
Narrative: LASER FLASHES IN EYES. CAPT AND I WERE FLYING FROM PHX TO BUR AT 31000 FT. AT APPROX XA19 (CST) CAPT WAS LOOKING AT THE LIGHTS OF LAS VEGAS. HE SAW A BRIGHT FLASH AND SAID LOOK AT THE LASER SHOW IN LAS VEGAS. I LOOKED AT LAS VEGAS AND WE BOTH GOT HIT IN THE EYES WITH A GREEN LASER. AFTER WE TURNED OUR EYES BACK FORWARD, WE BOTH NOTICED A GREEN GLOW AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF OUR VISION. THIS WAS A MOMENTARY CONDITION LASTING NO MORE THAN 10 MINS. AS OF THIS TIME, THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECURRENCE OF ANY VISION PROBS. OUR POS WAS APPROX 67 MI (090 DEG RADIAL) E OF HEC VOR AND 90 MI S OF LAS (175 DEG RADIAL).
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.