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Attributes | |
ACN | 848077 |
Time | |
Date | 200908 |
Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | EGLL.Airport |
State Reference | FO |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Dusk |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | Landing |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 17000 Flight Crew Type 7000 |
Person 2 | |
Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 160 Flight Crew Total 8900 Flight Crew Type 4300 |
Events | |
Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
We were targeted twice by high intensity green laser beam into the cockpit. First time as we were turning from downwind to base leg for runway 27R. I noticed a very bright white flash (like strobe light or landing light). As I looked towards that direction I noticed four very vibrant flashes of high intensity green light aimed at the cockpit. I notified the two co-pilots. Then the second time we were targeted on short final for 27R at 1;000 ft we were shot at four times from the three o'clock position. We notified the tower and landed with no further incident. The aircraft was met by police officers at the jetway and I gave them a full report. On the way to the hotel I called the chief pilot and notified him. The next day with his help and medical department I saw an eye doctor and communicated that to the medical department and chief pilot and was cleared to fly back home.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-300 on approach to EGLL was targeted by a laser on base leg and final to Runway 27R.
Narrative: We were targeted twice by high intensity green laser beam into the cockpit. First time as we were turning from downwind to base leg for Runway 27R. I noticed a very bright white flash (like strobe light or landing light). As I looked towards that direction I noticed four very vibrant flashes of high intensity green light aimed at the cockpit. I notified the two Co-pilots. Then the second time we were targeted on short final for 27R at 1;000 FT we were shot at four times from the three o'clock position. We notified the tower and landed with no further incident. The aircraft was met by Police Officers at the jetway and I gave them a full report. On the way to the hotel I called the Chief Pilot and notified him. The next day with his help and medical department I saw an eye Doctor and communicated that to the medical department and Chief Pilot and was cleared to fly back home.
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.