B737-500 flight crew has a bird strike during climb to altitude.

Attributes
ACN	693056
Time
Date	200604
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl single value : 5000
Environment
Weather Elements	other
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : c90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-500
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : n/s
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 75
ASRS Report	693056
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
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After takeoff from runway 9L and during leveloff at 5000 ft on runway heading; we sustained a bird strike on the right side of the nose adjacent to the first officer's feet. There were no abnormal engine indications; and we continued to destination without further incident. We sent mrm for bird strike and agreed with maintenance to do a visual inspection upon arrival. After landing; we inspected the nose area to find rivets missing and the sheet metal peeled back from the nose cone area. I advised maintenance that the airplane would not be airworthy until at least an interim repair could be made. Maintenance advised they would arrange for maintenance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-500 FLT CREW HAS A BIRD STRIKE DURING CLB TO ALT.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF FROM RWY 9L AND DURING LEVELOFF AT 5000 FT ON RWY HDG; WE SUSTAINED A BIRD STRIKE ON THE R SIDE OF THE NOSE ADJACENT TO THE FO'S FEET. THERE WERE NO ABNORMAL ENG INDICATIONS; AND WE CONTINUED TO DEST WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. WE SENT MRM FOR BIRD STRIKE AND AGREED WITH MAINT TO DO A VISUAL INSPECTION UPON ARR. AFTER LNDG; WE INSPECTED THE NOSE AREA TO FIND RIVETS MISSING AND THE SHEET METAL PEELED BACK FROM THE NOSE CONE AREA. I ADVISED MAINT THAT THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT BE AIRWORTHY UNTIL AT LEAST AN INTERIM REPAIR COULD BE MADE. MAINT ADVISED THEY WOULD ARRANGE FOR MAINT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.