Bird strike on a departure emj after takeoff from pit, PA.

Attributes
ACN	584197
Time
Date	200306
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 800
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pit.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Embraer Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	584197
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	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : unable other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

Bird strike occurred at 800 ft AGL on takeoff from runway 18R. Bird struck left wiper elbow and dispersed primarily against the lower 5TH of the captain's windshield. No changes in engine instrument indications were noted. It seemed that the wiper unit took most of the energy of the strike. I would estimate a 1.0 pound bird. We continued to ord and referred the aircraft to maintenance. Dispatch was notified by ACARS en route.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BIRD STRIKE ON A DEP EMJ AFTER TKOF FROM PIT, PA.

Narrative: BIRD STRIKE OCCURRED AT 800 FT AGL ON TKOF FROM RWY 18R. BIRD STRUCK L WIPER ELBOW AND DISPERSED PRIMARILY AGAINST THE LOWER 5TH OF THE CAPT'S WINDSHIELD. NO CHANGES IN ENG INST INDICATIONS WERE NOTED. IT SEEMED THAT THE WIPER UNIT TOOK MOST OF THE ENERGY OF THE STRIKE. I WOULD ESTIMATE A 1.0 LB BIRD. WE CONTINUED TO ORD AND REFERRED THE ACFT TO MAINT. DISPATCH WAS NOTIFIED BY ACARS ENRTE.

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.