DC10 encounters bird strike on takeoff at bda.

Attributes
ACN	417410
Time
Date	199810
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bda
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	417410
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During takeoff, just after rotate speed, a small bird was seen near the left front of the aircraft and passed above the L1 window where a soft thump was heard. Possible bird strike was entered in the log on arrival at jfk. No damage was found on inspection.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC10 ENCOUNTERS BIRD STRIKE ON TKOF AT BDA.

Narrative: DURING TKOF, JUST AFTER ROTATE SPD, A SMALL BIRD WAS SEEN NEAR THE L FRONT OF THE ACFT AND PASSED ABOVE THE L1 WINDOW WHERE A SOFT THUMP WAS HEARD. POSSIBLE BIRD STRIKE WAS ENTERED IN THE LOG ON ARR AT JFK. NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON INSPECTION.

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.