Narrative:

On takeoff at 1000 ft retracted flaps from 5 degrees to 1 degree in the turn on the departure; captain flying. First officer saw a white object come into view in the lights with an immediate impact on the right engine. Right engine experienced compressor stall and noticeable low of thrust. We lowered the nose and accelerated; declared engine failure and notified ATC and rolled out on heading to straight ahead over the water. Engine was brought back to idle and all indications stabilized. No parameters were exceeded or noticed. We declared an emergency with departure and accepted a turn at 2000 ft; ran the checklists and cleaned up the aircraft. With the engine stabilized we elected to keep the engine running rather than shut it down. ATC was outstanding with support and gave us a 15 NM final to run our checks for an ILS approach. WX was clear with light winds. We advised the flight attendants and passenger. Discussed and briefed single approach/landing and go around procedures. Overweight landing ensued. Uneventful landing but very soft to accommodate overweight landing. Upon exiting runway we shut down the right engine and canceled assistance with the emergency crews. Landed 14 mins after takeoff. Taxied to the gate with ground crews following. Engine showed considerable damage in fan blades and cowling on inspection. Note: flight attendants called us soon after the impact. I debriefed them that we were in the sterile cockpit and assured them that we were going to call. I asked them why and they said they saw fire (at impact and from passenger observing). I agreed with them that was a good reason since we may not have known. It could have been worse than we thought up front.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 FLT CREW REPORTS BIRD STRIKE SHORTLY AFTER TKOF CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE. EMERGENCY DECLARED WITH OVERWEIGHT LANDING AT DEPARTURE ARPT.

Narrative: ON TKOF AT 1000 FT RETRACTED FLAPS FROM 5 DEGS TO 1 DEG IN THE TURN ON THE DEP; CAPT FLYING. FO SAW A WHITE OBJECT COME INTO VIEW IN THE LIGHTS WITH AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT ON THE R ENG. R ENG EXPERIENCED COMPRESSOR STALL AND NOTICEABLE LOW OF THRUST. WE LOWERED THE NOSE AND ACCELERATED; DECLARED ENG FAILURE AND NOTIFIED ATC AND ROLLED OUT ON HDG TO STRAIGHT AHEAD OVER THE WATER. ENG WAS BROUGHT BACK TO IDLE AND ALL INDICATIONS STABILIZED. NO PARAMETERS WERE EXCEEDED OR NOTICED. WE DECLARED AN EMER WITH DEP AND ACCEPTED A TURN AT 2000 FT; RAN THE CHKLISTS AND CLEANED UP THE ACFT. WITH THE ENG STABILIZED WE ELECTED TO KEEP THE ENG RUNNING RATHER THAN SHUT IT DOWN. ATC WAS OUTSTANDING WITH SUPPORT AND GAVE US A 15 NM FINAL TO RUN OUR CHKS FOR AN ILS APCH. WX WAS CLR WITH LIGHT WINDS. WE ADVISED THE FLT ATTENDANTS AND PAX. DISCUSSED AND BRIEFED SINGLE APCH/LNDG AND GAR PROCS. OVERWT LNDG ENSUED. UNEVENTFUL LNDG BUT VERY SOFT TO ACCOMMODATE OVERWT LNDG. UPON EXITING RWY WE SHUT DOWN THE R ENG AND CANCELED ASSISTANCE WITH THE EMER CREWS. LANDED 14 MINS AFTER TKOF. TAXIED TO THE GATE WITH GND CREWS FOLLOWING. ENG SHOWED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE IN FAN BLADES AND COWLING ON INSPECTION. NOTE: FLT ATTENDANTS CALLED US SOON AFTER THE IMPACT. I DEBRIEFED THEM THAT WE WERE IN THE STERILE COCKPIT AND ASSURED THEM THAT WE WERE GOING TO CALL. I ASKED THEM WHY AND THEY SAID THEY SAW FIRE (AT IMPACT AND FROM PAX OBSERVING). I AGREED WITH THEM THAT WAS A GOOD REASON SINCE WE MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN. IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE THAN WE THOUGHT UP FRONT.

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.