Cr large transport bird ingestion on takeoff. Takeoff aborted.

Attributes
ACN	162886
Time
Date	199011
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sna
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 13100 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	162886
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

On takeoff runway 19R sna, during rotation we hit a flock of what appeared to be pigeons. Both engines ingested a large number of birds, compressor stalls were encountered and takeoff was aborted. Aircraft stopped 50-100' short of the end of the runway within the confines of the runway. Aircraft damage: major damage occurred to both engines fan blades as well as major damage to composit material in engine inlet. Leading edge left wing, radome and nose taxi light. No injuries to passengers or crew.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CR LGT BIRD INGESTION ON TKOF. TKOF ABORTED.

Narrative: ON TKOF RWY 19R SNA, DURING ROTATION WE HIT A FLOCK OF WHAT APPEARED TO BE PIGEONS. BOTH ENGS INGESTED A LARGE NUMBER OF BIRDS, COMPRESSOR STALLS WERE ENCOUNTERED AND TKOF WAS ABORTED. ACFT STOPPED 50-100' SHORT OF THE END OF THE RWY WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE RWY. ACFT DAMAGE: MAJOR DAMAGE OCCURRED TO BOTH ENGS FAN BLADES AS WELL AS MAJOR DAMAGE TO COMPOSIT MATERIAL IN ENG INLET. LEADING EDGE L WING, RADOME AND NOSE TAXI LIGHT. NO INJURIES TO PAXS OR CREW.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.