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Laser illumination on aircraft near Seattle-Tacoma airport, Seatac WA

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Seattle–Tacoma Int'l Airport (SEA), 17801 International Blvd, SeaTac, WA 98158

Pilots reported an unauthorized laser was directed at an aircraft near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport during approach to runway 34L. Controllers confirmed no injuries occurred.

Audio|Source: KSEA Airport
02:5
Transcript:
00:00
Caut not authorized laser illumination, (number withheld).
00:03
Green laser for Rene 34-L.
00:07
Tower, good evening, Scott 3305, Visual 3.4 left.
00:11
Sky 3305 to the tower.
00:13
We have caution for an unauthorized laser illumination event, around a 5 mile final.
00:19
Off their right side, running 3.4 left, clear land, wind 010 at 1.4.
00:25
Clear left, topies got 3305.
00:30
Woodcha.
00:32
Wind 010 at 14.
00:39
Musket 31 turn right at Echo, hold short, runner 3, 4, center.
00:43
Echo, hold 3rd, 4-10-1.
00:49
Musket 31, were there any injuries from the laser?
00:54
Negative on the injuries, Lasca 31.
00:57
Lasca 31, thanks, modern tower, 198.
01:00
Resonair, 2439, traffic holding, cross-rentice-4, right, ground, point seven.
01:04
Right, ground point seven.
01:06
Luska 31, tower on echo, cross-front-34-center, cross-front-3-4-center, cross-front-3-4-rate at the ground point-7 traffic holding.
01:11
Okay, cross-end, 34 center-in, 340 right, go to ground, left.
01:16
Cimination Alpha 3-0-10-0-0-3-0-3-0-3-5-0-0-0-3-0-0-8-5-1-8-5-5-5-5-5-2.
01:26
1,000,000, 1,000-6-6-0-6-0-5-5-0-6.
01:27
Speed report 8,000,000.
01:31
Speed 4,000,000, speed your discretion.
01:34
I would say 1,500,000, speed-all discretion.
01:37
Here, 4,000.
01:38
Super 4A, Quebec Heavy, contact your birth.
01:46
Check 1047 is 7-mile, 3403-4-cent, road short and 3-4-right.
01:50
On November, cross 3-4-0, short, 3-4-right, 2nd.
01:53
1047, single-tower, wind 360 at 1-4, use caution for an authorized laser illumination, around a 5, left, final runway, 3-4-left, clear to land.
02:03
Understand, clear to land 3-4-left, plus, get 1047.

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Seattle–Tacoma Int'l Airport (SEA), 17801 International Blvd, SeaTac, WA 98158

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