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Captain of an air carrier aircraft reported multiple green laser like beams directed into the cockpit from the ground.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 842941 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200907 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ORD.Airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 250 Flight Crew Total 16000 Flight Crew Type 6600 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
We were cleared for takeoff; runway 22L with an assigned initial heading of 040 degrees and were further cleared by ord tower to turn left to 360 degrees. As we rolled out of the turn I observed a series of extremely intense; and intermittent green light beams directed towards the port side of the aircraft. I further observed the same light beam reflecting off my side window as we proceeded north. A report was submitted to dispatch while enroute. There were no reports from the passengers that they observed any light beams.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Captain of an air carrier aircraft reported multiple green laser like beams directed into the cockpit from the ground.
Narrative: We were cleared for takeoff; Runway 22L with an assigned initial heading of 040 degrees and were further cleared by ORD Tower to turn left to 360 degrees. As we rolled out of the turn I observed a series of extremely intense; and intermittent green light beams directed towards the port side of the aircraft. I further observed the same light beam reflecting off my side window as we proceeded north. A report was submitted to Dispatch while enroute. There were no reports from the passengers that they observed any light beams.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.