B757-200 PIC report on a continuation of the flight to destination after a suspected bird strike aft...

Attributes
ACN	635539
Time
Date	200411
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 100
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	635539
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : birds other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : cab 4 other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

Just after liftoff we got burned food like smell in cockpit, within 2 mins flight attendants called to say they had same smell in all of cabin and had a vibration noise at mid-cabin, especially on left side. We initially suspected a bird strike on left engine, however as it was night we didn't see any birds on takeoff. Engine and other indications were normal and after conferring with maintenance we decided to continue to lax as smell had subsided after about 10 mins. After arriving at lax we learned of major damage to left engine from large bird strike. Also, there was damage at left wing landing light. No human factors were an issue.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 PIC RPT ON A CONTINUATION OF THE FLT TO DEST AFTER A SUSPECTED BIRD STRIKE AFTER LIFTOFF.

Narrative: JUST AFTER LIFTOFF WE GOT BURNED FOOD LIKE SMELL IN COCKPIT, WITHIN 2 MINS FLT ATTENDANTS CALLED TO SAY THEY HAD SAME SMELL IN ALL OF CABIN AND HAD A VIBRATION NOISE AT MID-CABIN, ESPECIALLY ON L SIDE. WE INITIALLY SUSPECTED A BIRD STRIKE ON L ENG, HOWEVER AS IT WAS NIGHT WE DIDN'T SEE ANY BIRDS ON TKOF. ENG AND OTHER INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL AND AFTER CONFERRING WITH MAINT WE DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO LAX AS SMELL HAD SUBSIDED AFTER ABOUT 10 MINS. AFTER ARRIVING AT LAX WE LEARNED OF MAJOR DAMAGE TO L ENG FROM LARGE BIRD STRIKE. ALSO, THERE WAS DAMAGE AT L WING LNDG LIGHT. NO HUMAN FACTORS WERE AN ISSUE.

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.

B757-200 PIC report on a continuation of the flight to destination after a suspected bird strike after liftoff.