Narrative:

After takeoff in VMC at about 100 ft AGL and approximately 160 KTS; heard a loud thud while airbus 320 yawed quickly to the left. Aircraft quickly recovered to a normal flight path. Tower called on radio and said they saw smoke emit from left engine right after takeoff and asked our intentions. I stabilized flight path; cleaned up aircraft and continued initial phase of departure. First officer radioed tower that we needed to determine problem and condition of aircraft and we would get back with them. There was a strong 'burning animal' smell throughout the interior of the aircraft. All engine indications indicated normal and there was no vibration of aircraft or any control problems of any kind. I elected to continue flight to destination and first officer informed tower/departure control of our intentions. During departure; I leveled off aircraft at 10000 ft and pulled back both power levers. Again; all engine indications were normal; no vibration noted; and all aircraft controls worked normally. I informed passenger that we probably had a bird strike and that everything appeared to be normal and that we would continue our flight. Continued to destination while monitoring engine instruments. Encountered no further problems; notified company; wrote up a bird strike; and made an uneventful approach and landing. After stopping at gate; first officer and myself inspected left engine. Engine appeared undamaged; but still had the burning bird smell and there were 2 feathers in the aft section of the engine.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 SUFFERS BIRD STRIKE SHORTLY AFTER TKOF. CONTINUES TO DESTINATION.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF IN VMC AT ABOUT 100 FT AGL AND APPROX 160 KTS; HEARD A LOUD THUD WHILE AIRBUS 320 YAWED QUICKLY TO THE L. ACFT QUICKLY RECOVERED TO A NORMAL FLT PATH. TWR CALLED ON RADIO AND SAID THEY SAW SMOKE EMIT FROM L ENG RIGHT AFTER TKOF AND ASKED OUR INTENTIONS. I STABILIZED FLT PATH; CLEANED UP ACFT AND CONTINUED INITIAL PHASE OF DEP. FO RADIOED TWR THAT WE NEEDED TO DETERMINE PROB AND CONDITION OF ACFT AND WE WOULD GET BACK WITH THEM. THERE WAS A STRONG 'BURNING ANIMAL' SMELL THROUGHOUT THE INTERIOR OF THE ACFT. ALL ENG INDICATIONS INDICATED NORMAL AND THERE WAS NO VIBRATION OF ACFT OR ANY CTL PROBS OF ANY KIND. I ELECTED TO CONTINUE FLT TO DEST AND FO INFORMED TWR/DEP CTL OF OUR INTENTIONS. DURING DEP; I LEVELED OFF ACFT AT 10000 FT AND PULLED BACK BOTH PWR LEVERS. AGAIN; ALL ENG INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL; NO VIBRATION NOTED; AND ALL ACFT CTLS WORKED NORMALLY. I INFORMED PAX THAT WE PROBABLY HAD A BIRD STRIKE AND THAT EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE NORMAL AND THAT WE WOULD CONTINUE OUR FLT. CONTINUED TO DEST WHILE MONITORING ENG INSTS. ENCOUNTERED NO FURTHER PROBS; NOTIFIED COMPANY; WROTE UP A BIRD STRIKE; AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL APCH AND LNDG. AFTER STOPPING AT GATE; FO AND MYSELF INSPECTED L ENG. ENG APPEARED UNDAMAGED; BUT STILL HAD THE BURNING BIRD SMELL AND THERE WERE 2 FEATHERS IN THE AFT SECTION OF THE ENG.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.