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A B737-700 near smo; approaching lax; receiving a 4 second laser beam in the captain's window at 7000 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 644878 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200501 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : smo.vor |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sct.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival star : sadde |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 644878 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
During descent into lax; crossing over smo VOR at 7000 ft; I noticed green laser beam illuminating through side cockpit window. It appeared to originate about 3-4 mi north of smo VOR. First officer could not see it. It lasted for 3-4 seconds. I reported it to socal approach and continued a normal approach and landing into lax.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-700 NEAR SMO; APCHING LAX; RECEIVING A 4 SECOND LASER BEAM IN THE CAPT'S WINDOW AT 7000 FT.
Narrative: DURING DSCNT INTO LAX; XING OVER SMO VOR AT 7000 FT; I NOTICED GREEN LASER BEAM ILLUMINATING THROUGH SIDE COCKPIT WINDOW. IT APPEARED TO ORIGINATE ABOUT 3-4 MI N OF SMO VOR. FO COULD NOT SEE IT. IT LASTED FOR 3-4 SECONDS. I RPTED IT TO SOCAL APCH AND CONTINUED A NORMAL APCH AND LNDG INTO LAX.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.