Narrative:

On about a 5-6 mi final to sjc my first officer and I observed a laser beam directed at our aircraft. The cockpit was illuminated once. Sjc tower was notified; and I also subsequently notified the following flight of the laser beam. His reply over the radio was 'again?' we attempted to identify the area from which the beam emanated; and approximated it to be coming from a position that was about a 3 mi final south of runway 30L to sjc; at about 1 mi to the east. Subsequent conversation with the captain of the following flight revealed this has been a problem for the last 3-6 months. It might be worth a NOTAM or message to other crews.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 WAS APPARENTLY THE TARGET OF A GROUND BASED LASER LOCATED SOUTH OF THE 30L FINAL APCH COURSE TO SJC. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

Narrative: ON ABOUT A 5-6 MI FINAL TO SJC MY FO AND I OBSERVED A LASER BEAM DIRECTED AT OUR ACFT. THE COCKPIT WAS ILLUMINATED ONCE. SJC TWR WAS NOTIFIED; AND I ALSO SUBSEQUENTLY NOTIFIED THE FOLLOWING FLT OF THE LASER BEAM. HIS REPLY OVER THE RADIO WAS 'AGAIN?' WE ATTEMPTED TO IDENT THE AREA FROM WHICH THE BEAM EMANATED; AND APPROXIMATED IT TO BE COMING FROM A POS THAT WAS ABOUT A 3 MI FINAL S OF RWY 30L TO SJC; AT ABOUT 1 MI TO THE E. SUBSEQUENT CONVERSATION WITH THE CAPT OF THE FOLLOWING FLT REVEALED THIS HAS BEEN A PROB FOR THE LAST 3-6 MONTHS. IT MIGHT BE WORTH A NOTAM OR MESSAGE TO OTHER CREWS.

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.