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American Airlines pilots injured by laser beam

American Airlines pilots injured by laser beam

September 1, 2016 By bernard.montrel@gmail.com

An American Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration N509AY performing flight AA-1806 from Charlotte,NC to Boston,MA (USA), was on final approach to runway 22L descending through about 2000 feet MSL when a laser beam through the windshield struck both pilots causing eye injuries to both of them. The crew managed to land the aircraft safely about 3 minutes later.
The FAA reported two flight crew received unknown eye injuries when the aircraft was struck by a laser.
The Aviation Herald

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