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A320 flight crew reports a green laser beam directed at the cockpit while conducting a tiptoe visual approach to sfo.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 704025 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200607 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | intersection : menlo |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sfo.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 3348 |
| ASRS Report | 704025 |
| 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:
The first officer reported a green laser light was being flickered toward our aircraft while we were conducting a tiptoe arrival to runway 28L in sfo. The approximately location of the green laser was 10 NM southeast of the menlo fix. We reported the incident to ATC so they could warn other arriving aircraft. We were able to safely conduct a normal approach and landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 FLT CREW RPTS A GREEN LASER BEAM DIRECTED AT THE COCKPIT WHILE CONDUCTING A TIPTOE VISUAL APCH TO SFO.
Narrative: THE FO RPTED A GREEN LASER LIGHT WAS BEING FLICKERED TOWARD OUR ACFT WHILE WE WERE CONDUCTING A TIPTOE ARR TO RWY 28L IN SFO. THE APPROX LOCATION OF THE GREEN LASER WAS 10 NM SE OF THE MENLO FIX. WE RPTED THE INCIDENT TO ATC SO THEY COULD WARN OTHER ARRIVING ACFT. WE WERE ABLE TO SAFELY CONDUCT A NORMAL APCH AND 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.