MD80 super 80 struck bird while taking off. Continued to destination with all system normal.

Attributes
ACN	366012
Time
Date	199704
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : aus
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	366012
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

At rotation speed, 140 KTS, struck small bird just below captain's clearview window. Continued flight with all engine and system indications normal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 SUPER 80 STRUCK BIRD WHILE TAKING OFF. CONTINUED TO DEST WITH ALL SYS NORMAL.

Narrative: AT ROTATION SPD, 140 KTS, STRUCK SMALL BIRD JUST BELOW CAPT'S CLEARVIEW WINDOW. CONTINUED FLT WITH ALL ENG AND SYS INDICATIONS NORMAL.

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.