A flight crew was targeted with a powerful green laser during climbout from sbgr/gru and again on ap...

Narrative:

While serving as a first officer; relief officer; from sao paulo; brazil to ZZZ; I was struck by two separate 'laser attacks.' the first hit was on departure from runway 27 in gru; sao paulo; brazil; climbing through 7000 ft approximately 10 miles west of the airport. I was the only member of the crew struck in the eyes. I had temporary blindness in my left eye followed by pain and trouble focusing. Sao paulo ATC was notified and they responded; 'that happens almost everyday.' 8 hours later on approach to ZZZ; we were on downwind for runway 9 at 3000 ft approximately 3-4 miles south of the final approach fix; when targeted. We spotted the laser before it struck the aircraft and we all ducked down as it swept through the cockpit twice. No one was struck. ATC was notified. Both lasers were powerful green lasers and obviously aimed at the airplane. After seeing an eye doctor; it looks like I will keep my full vision and be back to work soon; but at this time I have significant pain; minor vertigo and light sensitivity in my left eye.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Flight Crew was targeted with a powerful green laser during climbout from SBGR/GRU and again on approach to its domestic destination. The Relief Officer's vision was affected by the SBGR laser hit.

Narrative: While serving as a First Officer; relief officer; from Sao Paulo; Brazil to ZZZ; I was struck by two separate 'laser attacks.' The first hit was on departure from Runway 27 in GRU; Sao Paulo; Brazil; climbing through 7000 FT approximately 10 miles west of the airport. I was the only member of the crew struck in the eyes. I had temporary blindness in my left eye followed by pain and trouble focusing. Sao Paulo ATC was notified and they responded; 'that happens almost everyday.' 8 hours later on approach to ZZZ; we were on downwind for Runway 9 at 3000 FT approximately 3-4 miles south of the final approach fix; when targeted. We spotted the laser before it struck the aircraft and we all ducked down as it swept through the cockpit twice. No one was struck. ATC was notified. Both lasers were powerful green lasers and obviously aimed at the airplane. After seeing an eye doctor; it looks like I will keep my full vision and be back to work soon; but at this time I have significant pain; minor vertigo and light sensitivity in my left eye.

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.

Attributes
ACN	890312
Time
Date	201005
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	SBGR.Airport
State Reference	FO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Widebody Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Relief Pilot
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Events
Anomaly	Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown

A flight crew was targeted with a powerful green laser during climbout from sbgr/gru and again on approach to its domestic destination. The relief officer's vision was affected by the sbgr laser hit.