<< >> NASA ASRS Report 426133, December 1998

Cabin attendant report regarding a passenger who was flashing a laser pen in the eyes of other passenger and the reporter. This was during boarding process. Cabin attendant confiscated the laser pen from the passenger.

Attributes
ACN	426133
Time
Date	199812
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	426133
Person 2
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Flight attendant (myself) and several other passenger were flashed in the eyes by a passenger's laser pen. Passenger was malicious and purposefully shining the pocket laser's beam at people's faces. I am aware that such lasers pose a threat of eye injury if shined into someone's eye. After ascertaining the source of the laser, I went to the passenger and confiscated the laser.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING A PAX WHO WAS FLASHING A LASER PEN IN THE EYES OF OTHER PAX AND THE RPTR. THIS WAS DURING BOARDING PROCESS. CABIN ATTENDANT CONFISCATED THE LASER PEN FROM THE PAX.

Narrative: FLT ATTENDANT (MYSELF) AND SEVERAL OTHER PAX WERE FLASHED IN THE EYES BY A PAX'S LASER PEN. PAX WAS MALICIOUS AND PURPOSEFULLY SHINING THE POCKET LASER'S BEAM AT PEOPLE'S FACES. I AM AWARE THAT SUCH LASERS POSE A THREAT OF EYE INJURY IF SHINED INTO SOMEONE'S EYE. AFTER ASCERTAINING THE SOURCE OF THE LASER, I WENT TO THE PAX AND CONFISCATED THE LASER.

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.