A rotating B757 hits some birds on takeoff from mpto, panama city, first officer.

Attributes
ACN	441184
Time
Date	199906
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mpto.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 50
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lub.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff ground : takeoff roll
Route In Use	departure : other published ifr departure
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	441184
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	441180
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : birds
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Airport Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

ATC facility: tocumen tower, mpto. Location: runway 3R. On takeoff from pty runway 3R, about midfield at rotation, a flock of birds flew up from the runway. Just airborne, we hit at least 1 bird on the top of the fuselage just above the captain's windscreen. All other indications were normal. We continued to miami. Pty operations found several dead birds on runway. I notified dispatch via ACARS free text message. There were no bird strike forms in operations when we got to mia. Please use this report in lieu of the official bird strike report. Supplemental information from acn 441180: captain flying, slowed rotation to fly under flock as much as possible. No abnormal indications on either engine.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A ROTATING B757 HITS SOME BIRDS ON TKOF FROM MPTO, PANAMA CITY, FO.

Narrative: ATC FACILITY: TOCUMEN TWR, MPTO. LOCATION: RWY 3R. ON TKOF FROM PTY RWY 3R, ABOUT MIDFIELD AT ROTATION, A FLOCK OF BIRDS FLEW UP FROM THE RWY. JUST AIRBORNE, WE HIT AT LEAST 1 BIRD ON THE TOP OF THE FUSELAGE JUST ABOVE THE CAPT'S WINDSCREEN. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. WE CONTINUED TO MIAMI. PTY OPS FOUND SEVERAL DEAD BIRDS ON RWY. I NOTIFIED DISPATCH VIA ACARS FREE TEXT MESSAGE. THERE WERE NO BIRD STRIKE FORMS IN OPS WHEN WE GOT TO MIA. PLEASE USE THIS RPT IN LIEU OF THE OFFICIAL BIRD STRIKE RPT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 441180: CAPT FLYING, SLOWED ROTATION TO FLY UNDER FLOCK AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS ON EITHER ENG.

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.