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A319 flight crew reports sighting ground based green lasers directed at the aircraft during approach to ord.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 779304 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200803 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 6800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : c90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 23000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 779304 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Environmental Factor |
Narrative:
While descending through 7000 ft to 6000 ft MSL on radar vectors for the visual approach to runway 10 at ord; and at a position approximately 26 mi northwest of ord; both pilots observed a series of 5 or 6 green laser light flashes directed at the aircraft. To this pilot; the laser emanated from a neighborhood 2 mi wsw of the lake-in-the-hills airport (identify 3CK). ATC was notified; neither pilot experienced vision degradation; and the flight continued to a normal landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 FLT CREW REPORTS SIGHTING GROUND BASED GREEN LASERS DIRECTED AT THE ACFT DURING APCH TO ORD.
Narrative: WHILE DSNDING THROUGH 7000 FT TO 6000 FT MSL ON RADAR VECTORS FOR THE VISUAL APCH TO RWY 10 AT ORD; AND AT A POS APPROX 26 MI NW OF ORD; BOTH PLTS OBSERVED A SERIES OF 5 OR 6 GREEN LASER LIGHT FLASHES DIRECTED AT THE ACFT. TO THIS PLT; THE LASER EMANATED FROM A NEIGHBORHOOD 2 MI WSW OF THE LAKE-IN-THE-HILLS ARPT (IDENT 3CK). ATC WAS NOTIFIED; NEITHER PLT EXPERIENCED VISION DEGRADATION; AND THE FLT CONTINUED TO A NORMAL LNDG.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.