B737-300 flight crew struck by green ground based laser beam on lynnx STAR to bur.

Attributes
ACN	696273
Time
Date	200605
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : pmd.vortac
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 11000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival star : lynxx
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 1611
ASRS Report	696273
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

During descent on flight to bur on the LYNNX7 STAR. Near crossing restr of 14000 ft 15 NM east of pmd; we noticed a bright green flash ahead and to the left of nose. Within seconds; a second flash hit us. We then realized it was a green laser. I notified joshua approach who then informed us of another occurrence earlier that night. Approach asked us to help pinpoint the location. About 2 NM east of pmd about 11000 ft. We were abeam the location and I was relaying the position to approach when we were illuminated with the brightest laser beam. Approach was once again notified. We determined approximately location was pmd 170 degree radial 8 NM. Captain received direct contact with both eyes and I received direct contact in the left eye and partial contact in the right. Both captain and myself complained of burning eyes and light sensitivity and headaches following the incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 FLT CREW STRUCK BY GREEN GND BASED LASER BEAM ON LYNNX STAR TO BUR.

Narrative: DURING DSCNT ON FLT TO BUR ON THE LYNNX7 STAR. NEAR XING RESTR OF 14000 FT 15 NM E OF PMD; WE NOTICED A BRIGHT GREEN FLASH AHEAD AND TO THE L OF NOSE. WITHIN SECONDS; A SECOND FLASH HIT US. WE THEN REALIZED IT WAS A GREEN LASER. I NOTIFIED JOSHUA APCH WHO THEN INFORMED US OF ANOTHER OCCURRENCE EARLIER THAT NIGHT. APCH ASKED US TO HELP PINPOINT THE LOCATION. ABOUT 2 NM E OF PMD ABOUT 11000 FT. WE WERE ABEAM THE LOCATION AND I WAS RELAYING THE POS TO APCH WHEN WE WERE ILLUMINATED WITH THE BRIGHTEST LASER BEAM. APCH WAS ONCE AGAIN NOTIFIED. WE DETERMINED APPROX LOCATION WAS PMD 170 DEG RADIAL 8 NM. CAPT RECEIVED DIRECT CONTACT WITH BOTH EYES AND I RECEIVED DIRECT CONTACT IN THE L EYE AND PARTIAL CONTACT IN THE R. BOTH CAPT AND MYSELF COMPLAINED OF BURNING EYES AND LIGHT SENSITIVITY AND HEADACHES FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT.

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.