Narrative:

Our flight started our takeoff roll on runway 35. There was a slight difference in sound, in pitch between the 2 engines, but nothing abnormal. Acceleration was fairly rapid as we were well below maximum gross takeoff weight. Prior to V1/vr, a lone seagull was spotted just to the right of centerline. I requested the first officer to watch the engine instruments as we passed his position on the runway. The takeoff was continued and during the climb out, we discussed the bird that we had spotted on takeoff, with the jump seat pilot, and concluded that, given no indication of an engine spike or any engine instrument indicating abnormality, that we would continue. (Also the vibration indicator for the right engine never indicated higher than normal.) the flight continued on to cvg without further incident. Upon reaching the gate at cvg, both the first officer and I went down to inspect the right engine and was surprised at the bent fan blades. Knowing the history of the PW2037 engine, and having ridden next to the fan section of our rolls 777 engine, noisy and rough, and PST experience with C130 and C141 engines, I was surprised at the damage. In 35 yrs as a pilot, I have had several bird strikes, but none, fortunately, in an engine. I consider myself a very safe pilot, and in the future, knowing of any similar damage, I would return to the airfield.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 INCURS SEVERE FAN BLADE DAMAGE DURING A BIRD STRIKE INGESTION ON TKOF FROM MCO, FL.

Narrative: OUR FLT STARTED OUR TKOF ROLL ON RWY 35. THERE WAS A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE IN SOUND, IN PITCH BTWN THE 2 ENGS, BUT NOTHING ABNORMAL. ACCELERATION WAS FAIRLY RAPID AS WE WERE WELL BELOW MAX GROSS TKOF WT. PRIOR TO V1/VR, A LONE SEAGULL WAS SPOTTED JUST TO THE R OF CTRLINE. I REQUESTED THE FO TO WATCH THE ENG INSTS AS WE PASSED HIS POS ON THE RWY. THE TKOF WAS CONTINUED AND DURING THE CLBOUT, WE DISCUSSED THE BIRD THAT WE HAD SPOTTED ON TKOF, WITH THE JUMP SEAT PLT, AND CONCLUDED THAT, GIVEN NO INDICATION OF AN ENG SPIKE OR ANY ENG INST INDICATING ABNORMALITY, THAT WE WOULD CONTINUE. (ALSO THE VIBRATION INDICATOR FOR THE R ENG NEVER INDICATED HIGHER THAN NORMAL.) THE FLT CONTINUED ON TO CVG WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON REACHING THE GATE AT CVG, BOTH THE FO AND I WENT DOWN TO INSPECT THE R ENG AND WAS SURPRISED AT THE BENT FAN BLADES. KNOWING THE HISTORY OF THE PW2037 ENG, AND HAVING RIDDEN NEXT TO THE FAN SECTION OF OUR ROLLS 777 ENG, NOISY AND ROUGH, AND PST EXPERIENCE WITH C130 AND C141 ENGS, I WAS SURPRISED AT THE DAMAGE. IN 35 YRS AS A PLT, I HAVE HAD SEVERAL BIRD STRIKES, BUT NONE, FORTUNATELY, IN AN ENG. I CONSIDER MYSELF A VERY SAFE PLT, AND IN THE FUTURE, KNOWING OF ANY SIMILAR DAMAGE, I WOULD RETURN TO THE AIRFIELD.

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.