B757 flight crew encounters a laser beam while on final approach to lax.

Attributes
ACN	690072
Time
Date	200603
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 2500
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sea.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 3700
ASRS Report	690072
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	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

We were on a dogleg turning onto final 2 mi east of jetsa at 2500 ft MSL when we were illuminated momentarily by a green laser beam originating from the ground on the right side of the airplane. I didn't actually see the beam as it was below my line of sight. I did see a green glow reflected in the cockpit. I immediately reported the incident to lax tower. We continued to an uneventful landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 FLT CREW ENCOUNTERS A LASER BEAM WHILE ON FINAL APCH TO LAX.

Narrative: WE WERE ON A DOGLEG TURNING ONTO FINAL 2 MI E OF JETSA AT 2500 FT MSL WHEN WE WERE ILLUMINATED MOMENTARILY BY A GREEN LASER BEAM ORIGINATING FROM THE GND ON THE R SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE. I DIDN'T ACTUALLY SEE THE BEAM AS IT WAS BELOW MY LINE OF SIGHT. I DID SEE A GREEN GLOW REFLECTED IN THE COCKPIT. I IMMEDIATELY RPTED THE INCIDENT TO LAX TWR. WE CONTINUED TO AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.