Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness / Injury; Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown
Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification; General Physical Injury / Incapacitation
Human Factors
Cruising at 10;000 feet 12 NM north northeast of the Putnam (PUT) VOR my FO was exposed twice to a laser illumination on the starboard side of the aircraft and cockpit. The two successions happened at a 30 second interval. He had the intuition to not look directly at the beam; however he had mild spotting in both eyes that went away within 5-10 minutes of exposure. There were no injuries on board. Reported incident to Bradley TRACON.
The flight crew of a corporate aircraft were exposed to laser illumination several times during cruise flight. One crew member experienced minor side effects that dissipated within 10 minutes. Event was reported to ATC.