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An A320 first officer and aircraft cockpit were hit with a green laser light on the ewr FQM1 arrival at about 8;000 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 915531 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201010 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | EWR.Airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | STAR FQM1 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 225 Flight Crew Total 15600 Flight Crew Type 9000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Other Laser |
Narrative:
This event happened at night in VFR conditions. Well into our descent at approximately 8;000 ft; 8-10 miles prior to penns on the FQM1 arrival into ewr. I; in the right seat; noticed a light that seemed to be intermittently and rapidly illuminating some of the interior of the cockpit on my side. I also noticed this light from the peripheral vision of my right eye and instinctively turned my head to the right to investigate the source. I immediately noticed a very bright green sharp light coming from the north side of the small town that was about 15 miles off the right side of our airplane at about 2:30 moving to 3:00 o'clock. The light seemed to track our airplane for (best guess) 7 to 15 seconds. The light; though not held perfectly steady in the cockpit; did spend more than 50% of that time illuminating the cockpit. When I realized that it was probably a laser; I turned away and watched the light; for the remaining seconds; illuminate some of the paneling of the cockpit. I am not certain if any eye damage occurred; especially to my right eye. Will probably need an eye exam.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A320 First Officer and aircraft cockpit were hit with a green laser light on the EWR FQM1 arrival at about 8;000 FT.
Narrative: This event happened at night in VFR conditions. Well into our descent at approximately 8;000 FT; 8-10 miles prior to PENNS on the FQM1 arrival into EWR. I; in the right seat; noticed a light that seemed to be intermittently and rapidly illuminating some of the interior of the cockpit on my side. I also noticed this light from the peripheral vision of my right eye and instinctively turned my head to the right to investigate the source. I immediately noticed a very bright green sharp light coming from the north side of the small town that was about 15 miles off the right side of our airplane at about 2:30 moving to 3:00 o'clock. The light seemed to track our airplane for (best guess) 7 to 15 seconds. The light; though not held perfectly steady in the cockpit; did spend more than 50% of that time illuminating the cockpit. When I realized that it was probably a laser; I turned away and watched the light; for the remaining seconds; illuminate some of the paneling of the cockpit. I am not certain if any eye damage occurred; especially to my right eye. Will probably need an eye exam.
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.