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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.
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.