A B737 approaching lax near taroc intersection was illuminated by a laser four times in ten seconds.

Attributes
ACN	845532
Time
Date	200907
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	LAX.Airport
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Events
Anomaly	Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown

Narrative:

On approach to runway 25L at lax around taroc intersection. We were 'painted' with a laser. It came from about our 4 o'clock and about 4 miles. This occurred 4 times in about 10 seconds. I reported it to ATC and landed. I then submitted a company alert report before I left the airport. Looking through operation's manual I think I also needed to report it directly to dispatch. I know that the company alert system covers notification requirements for a large number of incidents; but I think we still needed to notify dispatch. I will call then and try to straighten it out and in the future will double check my requirements.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737 approaching LAX near TAROC intersection was illuminated by a laser four times in ten seconds.

Narrative: On approach to Runway 25L at LAX around TAROC intersection. We were 'painted' with a laser. It came from about our 4 o'clock and about 4 miles. This occurred 4 times in about 10 seconds. I reported it to ATC and landed. I then submitted a Company Alert report before I left the airport. Looking through Operation's Manual I think I also needed to report it directly to dispatch. I know that the Company Alert system covers notification requirements for a large number of incidents; but I think we still needed to notify dispatch. I will call then and try to straighten it out and in the future will double check my requirements.

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.