Narrative:

Approximately 1 min after takeoff, there was a loud 'boom.' then the entire aircraft started to vibrate excessively. My jumpseat was in the very back of the plane, right between the 2 engines. It felt like the whole aft portion of the plane was about to vibrate/break off. I immediately got out of my jumpseat and ran to the front of the plane. We could hear all of the warning devices going off in the cockpit, so we did not immediately 'bother' them. Within a few more mins, I called the cockpit. The captain, indicated that we had lost an engine and would be landing in jfk in just a few mins. I asked if we should prepare for a planned emergency landing, and she said, 'no.' I went to the window exits and rebriefed - in more detail - the operation of the window exits. I reseated one able bodied man in the aft l-hand side exit where no passenger were seated. Then I sat in the front r-hand side passenger seat window exit for landing. We landed without incident. All passenger safely deplaned. The aft r-hand window directly across from the engine had bird residue smeared on the window. Oxygen masks fell in the last row on the r-hand side of passenger seats. No passenger were seated there, therefore, oxygen was not deployed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN F100 FLT ATTENDANT IN CHARGE RPTED AN APPARENT BIRD STRIKE DURING TKOF FROM LGA, WHICH DAMAGED AN ENG, CAUSING THE CAPT TO DIVERT TO JFK.

Narrative: APPROX 1 MIN AFTER TKOF, THERE WAS A LOUD 'BOOM.' THEN THE ENTIRE ACFT STARTED TO VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. MY JUMPSEAT WAS IN THE VERY BACK OF THE PLANE, RIGHT BTWN THE 2 ENGS. IT FELT LIKE THE WHOLE AFT PORTION OF THE PLANE WAS ABOUT TO VIBRATE/BREAK OFF. I IMMEDIATELY GOT OUT OF MY JUMPSEAT AND RAN TO THE FRONT OF THE PLANE. WE COULD HEAR ALL OF THE WARNING DEVICES GOING OFF IN THE COCKPIT, SO WE DID NOT IMMEDIATELY 'BOTHER' THEM. WITHIN A FEW MORE MINS, I CALLED THE COCKPIT. THE CAPT, INDICATED THAT WE HAD LOST AN ENG AND WOULD BE LNDG IN JFK IN JUST A FEW MINS. I ASKED IF WE SHOULD PREPARE FOR A PLANNED EMER LNDG, AND SHE SAID, 'NO.' I WENT TO THE WINDOW EXITS AND REBRIEFED - IN MORE DETAIL - THE OP OF THE WINDOW EXITS. I RESEATED ONE ABLE BODIED MAN IN THE AFT L-HAND SIDE EXIT WHERE NO PAX WERE SEATED. THEN I SAT IN THE FRONT R-HAND SIDE PAX SEAT WINDOW EXIT FOR LNDG. WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ALL PAX SAFELY DEPLANED. THE AFT R-HAND WINDOW DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE ENG HAD BIRD RESIDUE SMEARED ON THE WINDOW. OXYGEN MASKS FELL IN THE LAST ROW ON THE R-HAND SIDE OF PAX SEATS. NO PAX WERE SEATED THERE, THEREFORE, OXYGEN WAS NOT DEPLOYED.

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.