B767 bird strike during initial climb after jfk runway 13R takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	513365
Time
Date	200106
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk.airport
State Reference	NY
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : jfk.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	513365
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : birds
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

Location: jfk runway 13R. Immediately after takeoff, I noticed a medium size sea gull in our flight path. I increased our climb slightly to pass over the bird. The gull passed just below the cockpit and I heard a thud -- sheet metal type sound -- directly below the fuselage. No damage was noted and we continued the flight. Postflt and maintenance inspection found no sign of the bird strike or damage.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 BIRD STRIKE DURING INITIAL CLB AFTER JFK RWY 13R TKOF.

Narrative: LOCATION: JFK RWY 13R. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF, I NOTICED A MEDIUM SIZE SEA GULL IN OUR FLT PATH. I INCREASED OUR CLB SLIGHTLY TO PASS OVER THE BIRD. THE GULL PASSED JUST BELOW THE COCKPIT AND I HEARD A THUD -- SHEET METAL TYPE SOUND -- DIRECTLY BELOW THE FUSELAGE. NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED AND WE CONTINUED THE FLT. POSTFLT AND MAINT INSPECTION FOUND NO SIGN OF THE BIRD STRIKE OR 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.