Bird strike just prior to V1.

Attributes
ACN	184558
Time
Date	199107
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jan
State Reference	MS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	184558
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Bird strike prior to V1. Rotation performed. Flight continued as published. Bird struck left engine. Feathers found after post-flight inspection in atl (destination). No damage to aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BIRD STRIKE JUST PRIOR TO V1.

Narrative: BIRD STRIKE PRIOR TO V1. ROTATION PERFORMED. FLT CONTINUED AS PUBLISHED. BIRD STRUCK L ENG. FEATHERS FOUND AFTER POST-FLT INSPECTION IN ATL (DEST). NO DAMAGE TO ACFT.

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.