Medium large transport has bird strike at takeoff, continues to destination.

Attributes
ACN	289734
Time
Date	199411
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msy
State Reference	LA
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	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 7700 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	289734
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Suspected bird strike (left engine) on takeoff. Slight yaw, bump, slight rollback and recovery. Engine gauges, airspeed 100 KTS plus at strike. Captain elected to continue takeoff. No further aircraft reaction. Cabin odor strong of cooked bird. Contacted dispatch after 10000 ft MSL. Had maintenance inspect engine at destination city, no damage, no evidence (blood or feathers). Departed destination city with mechanic on jump seat. Engine sound 'different' than normal, bird smell still present. Mechanic informed us smell would last 3 plus flts and sound could be caused by uneven heating of t-wheel due to bird debris fouling nozzles until all burned off. Smell did go away after about 3 flts. Sound stayed. Was just a slightly different pitch and tone than normal, more like simulator sound of engines than actual. All engine parameters normal. On postflt at end of sequence found blade damage to right engine. Normal maintenance procedure for bird strike is to inspect both engines. Had not been accomplished due to other distrs. Should have looked myself after first hearing it (second flight), but 'bought' knowledgeable mechanic's explanation. Suspect right engine swallowed second bird on descent (low power setting) and therefore no noise until second departure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG HAS BIRD STRIKE AT TKOF, CONTINUES TO DEST.

Narrative: SUSPECTED BIRD STRIKE (L ENG) ON TKOF. SLIGHT YAW, BUMP, SLIGHT ROLLBACK AND RECOVERY. ENG GAUGES, AIRSPD 100 KTS PLUS AT STRIKE. CAPT ELECTED TO CONTINUE TKOF. NO FURTHER ACFT REACTION. CABIN ODOR STRONG OF COOKED BIRD. CONTACTED DISPATCH AFTER 10000 FT MSL. HAD MAINT INSPECT ENG AT DEST CITY, NO DAMAGE, NO EVIDENCE (BLOOD OR FEATHERS). DEPARTED DEST CITY WITH MECH ON JUMP SEAT. ENG SOUND 'DIFFERENT' THAN NORMAL, BIRD SMELL STILL PRESENT. MECH INFORMED US SMELL WOULD LAST 3 PLUS FLTS AND SOUND COULD BE CAUSED BY UNEVEN HEATING OF T-WHEEL DUE TO BIRD DEBRIS FOULING NOZZLES UNTIL ALL BURNED OFF. SMELL DID GO AWAY AFTER ABOUT 3 FLTS. SOUND STAYED. WAS JUST A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT PITCH AND TONE THAN NORMAL, MORE LIKE SIMULATOR SOUND OF ENGS THAN ACTUAL. ALL ENG PARAMETERS NORMAL. ON POSTFLT AT END OF SEQUENCE FOUND BLADE DAMAGE TO R ENG. NORMAL MAINT PROC FOR BIRD STRIKE IS TO INSPECT BOTH ENGS. HAD NOT BEEN ACCOMPLISHED DUE TO OTHER DISTRS. SHOULD HAVE LOOKED MYSELF AFTER FIRST HEARING IT (SECOND FLT), BUT 'BOUGHT' KNOWLEDGEABLE MECH'S EXPLANATION. SUSPECT R ENG SWALLOWED SECOND BIRD ON DSCNT (LOW PWR SETTING) AND THEREFORE NO NOISE UNTIL SECOND DEP.

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.