Medium large transport has bird strikes after lift off. Unable to avoid.

Attributes
ACN	208631
Time
Date	199204
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mci
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 10 agl bound upper : 50
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mci tower : roc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 205 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 650
ASRS Report	208631
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac inflight encounter other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Shortly after rotation during a routine takeoff from runway 1L at mci, I noticed a small flock of birds 'flush' from the right side of the runway, and veer into our flight path. By the time I called out 'watch out for the birds!' several struck the aircraft, apparently on the underside of the fuselage and the landing gear. The captain called 'watch the engines.' I commented the only instrument fluctuation was hydraulic as the gear retracted. After monitoring all system for a few mins, we notified the tower and suggested they check the runway for bird carcasses. The flight continued uneventfully to lax. Since we notified the tower, I thought a NASA report might be in order.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG HAS BIRD STRIKES AFTER LIFT OFF. UNABLE TO AVOID.

Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION DURING A ROUTINE TKOF FROM RWY 1L AT MCI, I NOTICED A SMALL FLOCK OF BIRDS 'FLUSH' FROM THE R SIDE OF THE RWY, AND VEER INTO OUR FLT PATH. BY THE TIME I CALLED OUT 'WATCH OUT FOR THE BIRDS!' SEVERAL STRUCK THE ACFT, APPARENTLY ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE AND THE LNDG GEAR. THE CAPT CALLED 'WATCH THE ENGS.' I COMMENTED THE ONLY INST FLUCTUATION WAS HYD AS THE GEAR RETRACTED. AFTER MONITORING ALL SYS FOR A FEW MINS, WE NOTIFIED THE TWR AND SUGGESTED THEY CHK THE RWY FOR BIRD CARCASSES. THE FLT CONTINUED UNEVENTFULLY TO LAX. SINCE WE NOTIFIED THE TWR, I THOUGHT A NASA RPT MIGHT BE IN ORDER.

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.