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Attributes | |
ACN | 1503015 |
Time | |
Date | 201712 |
Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | SBGR.Airport |
State Reference | FO |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | IMC |
Light | Night |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | Widebody Transport |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | Climb |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
Experience | Flight Crew Total 16472 Flight Crew Type 486 |
Events | |
Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
On climbout; passing through a layer of clouds; we took a direct [laser beam] hit to the cockpit. I caught a direct hit to my right eye for one second. [I experienced a] slight tingle to the right eye; but no vision loss or distortion. Prior to departure; we briefed a possible green laser event as a threat. ATC [was] advised at the time; of the event.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air Carrier Captain reported a laser incident while climbing out of SBGR.
Narrative: On climbout; passing through a layer of clouds; we took a direct [laser beam] hit to the cockpit. I caught a direct hit to my right eye for one second. [I experienced a] slight tingle to the right eye; but no vision loss or distortion. Prior to departure; we briefed a possible green laser event as a threat. ATC [was] advised at the time; 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.