<< >> NASA ASRS Report 962503, July 2011

An air carrier first officer reported a green laser strike descending on the sjc HYP5 STAR 10 miles east of papee intersection at 15;000 ft.

Attributes
ACN	962503
Time
Date	201107
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	NCT.TRACON
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Descent
Route In Use	STAR HYP5
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 168 Flight Crew Total 15000 Flight Crew Type 6000
Events
Anomaly	Other Laser

Narrative:

Descending on the arrival to sjc we were struck by a green laser beam 10 miles east of papee. I saw the lasers on the ground and thought that they were the green flash of an airport rotating beacon. But then both lasers tracked us and I was struck by one of the lasers in my eyes. The captain was shielded from the lasers by the window structure. I reported the event to ATC. I had after-images in my left eye for the rest of the flight; but I was able to perform my duties.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An Air Carrier First Officer reported a green laser strike descending on the SJC HYP5 STAR 10 miles east of PAPEE Intersection at 15;000 FT.

Narrative: Descending on the arrival to SJC we were struck by a green laser beam 10 miles east of PAPEE. I saw the lasers on the ground and thought that they were the green flash of an airport rotating beacon. But then both lasers tracked us and I was struck by one of the lasers in my eyes. The Captain was shielded from the lasers by the window structure. I reported the event to ATC. I had after-images in my left eye for the rest of the flight; but I was able to perform my duties.

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.