Narrative:

Heavy rain the night before yielded wet runways on the morning of our departure. Seagulls tend to flock to them for whatever reason. During our takeoff roll and 10 KTS prior to V1, we noticed a flock of seagulls sitting in the middle of the runway right in front of us. Initiated an abort knowing a collision was imminent. The seagulls burst into flight and we struck several of them. Upon inspection after clearing, maintenance informed us that 21 blades on the #2 engine were damaged and had to be replaced. There was damage to the radome as well. Perhaps a sweep of the runway after rain -- before being cleared for takeoff would prevent strikes.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CPR ACFT SIGHTS SEAGULLS ON RWY DURING TKOF ROLL. AN ABORT IS EXECUTED BUT BIRD STRIKES DAMAGE 21 BLADES ON 1 ENG.

Narrative: HVY RAIN THE NIGHT BEFORE YIELDED WET RWYS ON THE MORNING OF OUR DEP. SEAGULLS TEND TO FLOCK TO THEM FOR WHATEVER REASON. DURING OUR TKOF ROLL AND 10 KTS PRIOR TO V1, WE NOTICED A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RWY RIGHT IN FRONT OF US. INITIATED AN ABORT KNOWING A COLLISION WAS IMMINENT. THE SEAGULLS BURST INTO FLT AND WE STRUCK SEVERAL OF THEM. UPON INSPECTION AFTER CLRING, MAINT INFORMED US THAT 21 BLADES ON THE #2 ENG WERE DAMAGED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE RADOME AS WELL. PERHAPS A SWEEP OF THE RWY AFTER RAIN -- BEFORE BEING CLRED FOR TKOF WOULD PREVENT STRIKES.

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.