A B727-200 on takeoff just at rotation incurred a bird strike to #1 engine. Flight diverted to mco.

Attributes
ACN	449358
Time
Date	199909
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fll.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 10
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	ground other : 325
Route In Use	departure sid : fll8dep
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	449358
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : birds
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : #1 engine egt indication
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

Loud pop and deviation in egt gauge #1 engine which returned to normal -- suspected blown tire or compressor stall #1 engine. Coordinated with company and approach facilities diverted from fll direct mco (flight was scheduled fll direct bdl). Accomplished 2 low approachs runway 17 at mco, so air carrier maintenance could look at landing gear and tires. Accomplished uneventful landing at runway 18L mco. Xferred passenger to another aircraft and maintenance found remnants of a bird in the engine inlet.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727-200 ON TKOF JUST AT ROTATION INCURRED A BIRD STRIKE TO #1 ENG. FLT DIVERTED TO MCO.

Narrative: LOUD POP AND DEV IN EGT GAUGE #1 ENG WHICH RETURNED TO NORMAL -- SUSPECTED BLOWN TIRE OR COMPRESSOR STALL #1 ENG. COORDINATED WITH COMPANY AND APCH FACILITIES DIVERTED FROM FLL DIRECT MCO (FLT WAS SCHEDULED FLL DIRECT BDL). ACCOMPLISHED 2 LOW APCHS RWY 17 AT MCO, SO ACR MAINT COULD LOOK AT LNDG GEAR AND TIRES. ACCOMPLISHED UNEVENTFUL LNDG AT RWY 18L MCO. XFERRED PAX TO ANOTHER ACFT AND MAINT FOUND REMNANTS OF A BIRD IN THE ENG INLET.

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.