B757-200 flight crew rejects takeoff following bird strike(south).

Attributes
ACN	786224
Time
Date	200805
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : srq.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 198 flight time total : 12020 flight time type : 3304
ASRS Report	786224
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : animal ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

Ground operations were uneventful. First officer takeoff; runway 32; clear skies; winds were 320 degrees at 10 KTS. Aircraft weight was 190.3 and a derate of 53; flaps 5 degree takeoff was planned. On takeoff roll at approximately 80 KTS; seagulls were flying across the runway. 80 KTS; throttle hold; engine instruments checked callout was made. I looked up again to notice several gulls coming towards the aircraft. A loud pop was heard at approximately 110 KTS and 6000 ft of runway remaining. Not certain of the airworthiness of the aircraft or engines; I rejected the takeoff. The reject was uneventful and rejected takeoff brakes were disconnected at approximately 80 KTS with over 3000 ft remaining. Tower was notified and a PA was made to the passenger to stay seated. The aircraft was brought to taxi speed and was turned off the runway at A-4. Postflt revealed feathers in the left engine and a bloody spot on the fuselage several ft above the first officer's forward windshield. Local maintenance reported 2 cracked blades and the need to replace at least one.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 FLT CREW REJECTS TKOF FOLLOWING BIRD STRIKE(S).

Narrative: GND OPS WERE UNEVENTFUL. FO TKOF; RWY 32; CLR SKIES; WINDS WERE 320 DEGS AT 10 KTS. ACFT WT WAS 190.3 AND A DERATE OF 53; FLAPS 5 DEG TKOF WAS PLANNED. ON TKOF ROLL AT APPROX 80 KTS; SEAGULLS WERE FLYING ACROSS THE RWY. 80 KTS; THROTTLE HOLD; ENG INSTS CHKED CALLOUT WAS MADE. I LOOKED UP AGAIN TO NOTICE SEVERAL GULLS COMING TOWARDS THE ACFT. A LOUD POP WAS HEARD AT APPROX 110 KTS AND 6000 FT OF RWY REMAINING. NOT CERTAIN OF THE AIRWORTHINESS OF THE ACFT OR ENGS; I REJECTED THE TKOF. THE REJECT WAS UNEVENTFUL AND RTO BRAKES WERE DISCONNECTED AT APPROX 80 KTS WITH OVER 3000 FT REMAINING. TWR WAS NOTIFIED AND A PA WAS MADE TO THE PAX TO STAY SEATED. THE ACFT WAS BROUGHT TO TAXI SPD AND WAS TURNED OFF THE RWY AT A-4. POSTFLT REVEALED FEATHERS IN THE L ENG AND A BLOODY SPOT ON THE FUSELAGE SEVERAL FT ABOVE THE FO'S FORWARD WINDSHIELD. LCL MAINT RPTED 2 CRACKED BLADES AND THE NEED TO REPLACE AT LEAST ONE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.