<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1271908, June 2015

A B787 flight crew experienced a laser event that partially blinded the first officer on the initial climb after takeoff. Two days after the event he was still experiencing pain and vision problems and will seek medical help. The captain reported the event to ATC but was ignored.

Attributes
ACN	1271908
Time
Date	201506
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	SBCW.ARTCC
State Reference	FO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Widebody Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 155.42 Flight Crew Total 20311 Flight Crew Type 1805.52
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 5227 Flight Crew Type 331
Events
Anomaly	Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown

Narrative:

While executing the CGO1A departure from gru; RW09L; after completing the turn to a 269 track and passing through 3;000 AGL; the aircraft was illuminated by a green laser from almost directly below and to the right of the aircraft.the laser hit the first officer (PF) in the right eye and was observed by the ca (pm) and rp on the flight deck ceiling. The laser was extremely bright and focused. The first officer reported pain and seeing spots in his right eye. Nearly two days later; the first officer contacted the ca and informed him that he will seek medical attention as he is still experiencing pain and vision issues from the event. Ca informed ATC of the laser attack. ATC ignored the report but the ca wanted the other departing flights on departure frequency to be aware of the event.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B787 flight crew experienced a laser event that partially blinded the First Officer on the initial climb after takeoff. Two days after the event he was still experiencing pain and vision problems and will seek medical help. The Captain reported the event to ATC but was ignored.

Narrative: While executing the CGO1A departure from GRU; RW09L; after completing the turn to a 269 track and passing through 3;000 AGL; the aircraft was illuminated by a green laser from almost directly below and to the right of the aircraft.The laser hit the FO (PF) in the right eye and was observed by the CA (PM) and RP on the Flight Deck ceiling. The laser was extremely bright and focused. The FO reported pain and seeing spots in his right eye. Nearly two days later; the FO contacted the CA and informed him that he will seek medical attention as he is still experiencing pain and vision issues from the event. CA informed ATC of the laser attack. ATC ignored the report but the CA wanted the other departing flights on departure frequency to be aware of the event.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.