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Captain of B757-200 reports bright green ground based light directed at his cockpit in the vicinity of ewr. Suffered bloodshot left eye the following day.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 642112 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200412 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr.airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 642112 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Environmental Factor |
Narrative:
Flying on final ewr runway 4R I noticed a bright green light at my 10-11 O'clock position. It appeared as if it was originating from just west of ewr airport. Appeared to be multiple lights of greenish color. It didn't seem to be focused on anything so I assumed it was a carbon arc light of some sort. The next day my left eye was bloodshot. I would like someone to follow up on this because I just heard of similar incidents on the radio concerning pilots over teterboro.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF B757-200 RPTS BRIGHT GREEN GND BASED LIGHT DIRECTED AT HIS COCKPIT IN THE VICINITY OF EWR. SUFFERED BLOODSHOT L EYE THE FOLLOWING DAY.
Narrative: FLYING ON FINAL EWR RWY 4R I NOTICED A BRIGHT GREEN LIGHT AT MY 10-11 O'CLOCK POS. IT APPEARED AS IF IT WAS ORIGINATING FROM JUST W OF EWR ARPT. APPEARED TO BE MULTIPLE LIGHTS OF GREENISH COLOR. IT DIDN'T SEEM TO BE FOCUSED ON ANYTHING SO I ASSUMED IT WAS A CARBON ARC LIGHT OF SOME SORT. THE NEXT DAY MY L EYE WAS BLOODSHOT. I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO FOLLOW UP ON THIS BECAUSE I JUST HEARD OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS ON THE RADIO CONCERNING PLTS OVER TETERBORO.
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.