Air carrier crew reports multiple bird strikes on departure from dfw and returns.

Attributes
ACN	721211
Time
Date	200612
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 150 agl bound upper : 700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	721211
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	721212
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : birds aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

At gear retraction struck 4 birds pigeon to duck size. One in nose cone with severe damage and one under first officer's window. The one under the first officer's window was ingested in right engine. 2 in leading edge left wing. Smelled a hot burning smell in air conditioning and returned to land at dfw. An uneventful but overweight landing at 131000 pounds was completed. All aircraft system indicated and operated normally. Taxied to gate with no injuries.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR CREW RPTS MULTIPLE BIRD STRIKES ON DEP FROM DFW AND RETURNS.

Narrative: AT GEAR RETRACTION STRUCK 4 BIRDS PIGEON TO DUCK SIZE. ONE IN NOSE CONE WITH SEVERE DAMAGE AND ONE UNDER FO'S WINDOW. THE ONE UNDER THE FO'S WINDOW WAS INGESTED IN R ENG. 2 IN LEADING EDGE L WING. SMELLED A HOT BURNING SMELL IN AIR CONDITIONING AND RETURNED TO LAND AT DFW. AN UNEVENTFUL BUT OVERWT LNDG AT 131000 LBS WAS COMPLETED. ALL ACFT SYS INDICATED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. TAXIED TO GATE WITH NO INJURIES.

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.