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An air carrier crew approaching sat reported the cockpit being illuminated by a green laser light. The first officer felt eye irritation the following day and was removed from flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 901147 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201007 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SAT.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | STAR MARCS 9 |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Security Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
We were flying the marcs nine arrival approximately 8;000 ft MSL 10 miles prior to troop intersection. Something at our 3 o'clock position approximately 5-10 miles from aircraft caught our attention. As I looked at it I realized it was light from a green laser pointer pointing towards our aircraft. I informed the captain and he informed ATC. We then landed safely at sat. During passenger deplaning; a C-5 crew member wanted to make sure we were aware he noticed we were being 'painted' by a green laser while we were on descent.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An air carrier crew approaching SAT reported the cockpit being illuminated by a green laser light. The First Officer felt eye irritation the following day and was removed from flight.
Narrative: We were flying the MARCS Nine Arrival approximately 8;000 FT MSL 10 miles prior to TROOP Intersection. Something at our 3 o'clock position approximately 5-10 miles from aircraft caught our attention. As I looked at it I realized it was light from a green laser pointer pointing towards our aircraft. I informed the Captain and he informed ATC. We then landed safely at SAT. During passenger deplaning; a C-5 crew member wanted to make sure we were aware he noticed we were being 'painted' by a green laser while we were on descent.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.