MD80 super 80 struck bird during takeoff mco.

Attributes
ACN	348330
Time
Date	199609
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mco
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 30 agl bound upper : 30
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mco
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	348330
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Orlando was landing and departing on runway 18L. When we were #1 for takeoff there were a couple of arrs on final so we were sent across runway 18L to runway 18R and cleared for takeoff. Apparently the runway had not been used for a while. At about V1 speed the first officer and I spotted some buzzards on the runway ahead and to the left of centerline. The first officer altered course to the right of centerline and rotated. Our path would have cleared the birds but for the fact that they also rotated about the same time. We passed the birds at less than 30 ft AGL. We did not hear or feel any impact and all engine readings remained steady. We were told after departure by the tower that they did find buzzard remains on the runway. Notified maintenance in dfw to perform an inspection on the aircraft. My own post flight examination showed no obvious damage.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 SUPER 80 STRUCK BIRD DURING TKOF MCO.

Narrative: ORLANDO WAS LNDG AND DEPARTING ON RWY 18L. WHEN WE WERE #1 FOR TKOF THERE WERE A COUPLE OF ARRS ON FINAL SO WE WERE SENT ACROSS RWY 18L TO RWY 18R AND CLRED FOR TKOF. APPARENTLY THE RWY HAD NOT BEEN USED FOR A WHILE. AT ABOUT V1 SPD THE FO AND I SPOTTED SOME BUZZARDS ON THE RWY AHEAD AND TO THE L OF CTRLINE. THE FO ALTERED COURSE TO THE R OF CTRLINE AND ROTATED. OUR PATH WOULD HAVE CLRED THE BIRDS BUT FOR THE FACT THAT THEY ALSO ROTATED ABOUT THE SAME TIME. WE PASSED THE BIRDS AT LESS THAN 30 FT AGL. WE DID NOT HEAR OR FEEL ANY IMPACT AND ALL ENG READINGS REMAINED STEADY. WE WERE TOLD AFTER DEP BY THE TWR THAT THEY DID FIND BUZZARD REMAINS ON THE RWY. NOTIFIED MAINT IN DFW TO PERFORM AN INSPECTION ON THE ACFT. MY OWN POST FLT EXAMINATION SHOWED NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE.

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.