Medium large transport sustains bird strike on liftoff from ewr.

Attributes
ACN	454434
Time
Date	199911
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl single value : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ewr.tower tower : roc.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure 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 : 180 flight time total : 15500 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	454434
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : birds other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : exited adverse environment none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Aircraft
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

During rotation, aircraft passed birds over runway. Did not notice any collision. During climb out, got an odor in cabin and a slight haze. Air cleared. Investigation of circuit breakers in cockpit and galleys yielded no evidence of malfunction. Engine instruments indicated all normal parameters. Our perception was that we had temporary pack overheat. After landing and arrival at gate in buf, maintenance discovered bird had been ingested into left engine. Some fan blades were missing. Engine performed normally during 50 min flight and arrival. Bird strikes are increasing generally. I will not forget that smell of ingested bird. I have a lot of admiration for the JT8D-217A.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG SUSTAINS BIRD STRIKE ON LIFTOFF FROM EWR.

Narrative: DURING ROTATION, ACFT PASSED BIRDS OVER RWY. DID NOT NOTICE ANY COLLISION. DURING CLBOUT, GOT AN ODOR IN CABIN AND A SLIGHT HAZE. AIR CLRED. INVESTIGATION OF CIRCUIT BREAKERS IN COCKPIT AND GALLEYS YIELDED NO EVIDENCE OF MALFUNCTION. ENG INSTS INDICATED ALL NORMAL PARAMETERS. OUR PERCEPTION WAS THAT WE HAD TEMPORARY PACK OVERHEAT. AFTER LNDG AND ARR AT GATE IN BUF, MAINT DISCOVERED BIRD HAD BEEN INGESTED INTO L ENG. SOME FAN BLADES WERE MISSING. ENG PERFORMED NORMALLY DURING 50 MIN FLT AND ARR. BIRD STRIKES ARE INCREASING GENERALLY. I WILL NOT FORGET THAT SMELL OF INGESTED BIRD. I HAVE A LOT OF ADMIRATION FOR THE JT8D-217A.

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.