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A B757-200 on final approach to runway 34L at sea noticed a laser directed at the cockpit from the ground. Both pilots felt a warming sensation and impaired vision as a result.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 708198 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200608 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | intersection : tiffy |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : s46.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 708198 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
Cleared for visual approach to runway 34L in sea. Just outside of tiffy intersection; myself and the copilot were both radiated by a green laser originating from the left side of the aircraft and illuminating the cockpit. Subsequent landing aircraft reported same occurrence. Copilot and I both felt a warming sensation on the face. Both our eyes felt grainy but vision did not appear to be impaired. Landed without incident. Reported occurrence to approach and sea tower.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 ON FINAL APCH TO RWY 34L AT SEA NOTICED A LASER DIRECTED AT THE COCKPIT FROM THE GND. BOTH PLTS FELT A WARMING SENSATION AND IMPAIRED VISION AS A RESULT.
Narrative: CLRED FOR VISUAL APCH TO RWY 34L IN SEA. JUST OUTSIDE OF TIFFY INTXN; MYSELF AND THE COPLT WERE BOTH RADIATED BY A GREEN LASER ORIGINATING FROM THE L SIDE OF THE ACFT AND ILLUMINATING THE COCKPIT. SUBSEQUENT LNDG ACFT RPTED SAME OCCURRENCE. COPLT AND I BOTH FELT A WARMING SENSATION ON THE FACE. BOTH OUR EYES FELT GRAINY BUT VISION DID NOT APPEAR TO BE IMPAIRED. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. RPTED OCCURRENCE TO APCH AND SEA TWR.
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.