B767-300 and 300 ER
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Distraction
Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Human Factors
While on the ILS 26R approach to ONT I was the Pilot Flying. At about 10DME on the ONT 26R localizer we experienced a very bright and intense laser tracking the aircraft from our right side; approximately 2nm north and 2nm west of our position. It tracked us for about 40 seconds and intensely illuminated the cockpit directly about three times. I ducked below the instrument panel and continued the approach looking at the flight instruments and shielding my eyes below the panel. The Pilot Monitoring was having a lengthy discussion with ONT Tower about the exact location of the laser source; so I lowered the landing gear and selected flaps 20 to maintain a stabilized approach. When the Pilot Monitoring finished the discussion with Tower; we were about 1;500 feet AGL; I called for flaps 25 and Landing Checklist. We were configured and stabilized by 1;000 feet. We did not experience any physical vision problems because we both quickly shielded our eyes when the laser event began. We did experience some distraction and disruption to normal procedures due to the critical phase of flight when the event occurred.
B767-300 Captain reported being targeted by a laser on approach to ONT Runway 26R.