Super 80 flight crew has bird strike just at rotation. This causes the ram air temperature gauge, the tri and the autothrottles to become unusable. Autothrottles disconnected and flight continued with manual throttle and book settings.

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Attributes
ACN	363040
Time
Date	199703
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : smf
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 10
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : smf
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	363040
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

ATC facility: smf tower. Location: takeoff. During takeoff rotation, bird struck the forward right fuselage at the ram air temperature probe causing the ram air temperature gauge, the tri and the autothrottles to become unusable. The effect was a much lower power setting than that required for a climb when climb power was selected. Once the autothrottle was disconnected the flight was uneventful using manual throttle with book settings.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SUPER 80 FLC HAS BIRD STRIKE JUST AT ROTATION. THIS CAUSES THE RAM AIR TEMP GAUGE, THE TRI AND THE AUTOTHROTTLES TO BECOME UNUSABLE. AUTOTHROTTLES DISCONNECTED AND FLT CONTINUED WITH MANUAL THROTTLE AND BOOK SETTINGS.

Narrative: ATC FACILITY: SMF TWR. LOCATION: TKOF. DURING TKOF ROTATION, BIRD STRUCK THE FORWARD R FUSELAGE AT THE RAM AIR TEMP PROBE CAUSING THE RAM AIR TEMP GAUGE, THE TRI AND THE AUTOTHROTTLES TO BECOME UNUSABLE. THE EFFECT WAS A MUCH LOWER PWR SETTING THAN THAT REQUIRED FOR A CLB WHEN CLB PWR WAS SELECTED. ONCE THE AUTOTHROTTLE WAS DISCONNECTED THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL USING MANUAL THROTTLE WITH BOOK SETTINGS.

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.