B737 flight crew has bird strike in #1 engine during takeoff and returns to departure airport.

Attributes
ACN	571207
Time
Date	200301
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msy.airport
State Reference	LA
Altitude	agl single value : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : msy.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	571207
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 255 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 2600
ASRS Report	571209
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe inflight encounter : birds other anomaly
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eng vibration other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Departing msy runway 1 approximately 500 ft, left engine struck and ingested a bird. Subsequent slight vibration and odor followed. All engine indications were normal. I assumed control, idled the engine, and returned left traffic to runway 10 msy. We ran the opc and all appropriate checklists. No emergency was declared. Landing was uneventful. Passenger remained on board while maintenance inspected the engine.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 FLC HAS BIRD STRIKE IN #1 ENG DURING TKOF AND RETURNS TO DEP ARPT.

Narrative: DEPARTING MSY RWY 1 APPROX 500 FT, L ENG STRUCK AND INGESTED A BIRD. SUBSEQUENT SLIGHT VIBRATION AND ODOR FOLLOWED. ALL ENG INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. I ASSUMED CTL, IDLED THE ENG, AND RETURNED L TFC TO RWY 10 MSY. WE RAN THE OPC AND ALL APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS. NO EMER WAS DECLARED. LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. PAX REMAINED ON BOARD WHILE MAINT INSPECTED THE 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.