# Incident 20150716013019I: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-10-10F, Newark, NJ, July 16, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2015, 22:25 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68049, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68049-2020-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-10-10F (registry code 3022112, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-10-10f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-6 series (registry code 30020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-6-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-10-10F
- Reported engine: GE CF6-6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 12,700 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150716013019I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FEDEX 1607 REPORTED BEING ILLUMINATED BY A BROAD GREEN LASER PULSE WHILE CLIMBING OUT OF 1500? SIX MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE NEWARK AIRPORT.  PULSE WAS REPORTED TO HAVE CAUSED SWELLING AND BURNING OF THE CAPTAIN?S LEFT EYE. REPORTED TO NY TRACON AT 2225 EDT ON 07/16/2015.

## Other reports on N68049 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790215007139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790215007139I), Feb 15, 1979: Doug DC1010F (N68049), Junction, TX, Minor damage. Note found in blue room stating explosive chemical onboard. Proceeded to cuba. Normal landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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