B747 flight crew reports rejected takeoff after large bird is ingested during takeoff. Small brake fire results which is handled by airport crash fire rescue equipment. Flight canceled.

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Attributes
ACN	797747
Time
Date	200807
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	797747
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 7500
ASRS Report	797746
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters : animal other anomaly
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eng inst other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Airport
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

During takeoff roll; at approximately 100 KTS; captain called out 'bird.' I saw an extremely large hawk with a 4+ ft wing span sitting on the runway. As we approached; it attempted to fly away. After several maneuvers; the bird passed by the cockpit on left side with a subsequent very loud bang and engine surge. I called 'abort' and the captain executed the abort at 121 KTS. Rejected takeoff engaged with no issues noted. After call to tower about aborting; tower queried if assistance was required and after a brief discussion with the crew we decided against it due to the lower airspeed abort which was initiated. Relief pilot ran brake cooling chart and we were close to the melt zone. Upon clearing the runway and taxiing to the gate; the brake temperature annunciator light illuminated. The captain decided to request fire fighting equipment as a precaution and we were directed to taxi to a deice pad. Fire crew told apron who told us a 'small fire; under control on the right tires/side.' evacuate/evacuation was discussed and we decided against it at that time. After normal precautions; passenger and crew were off-loaded with no incidents.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B747 FLT CREW REPORTS REJECTED TKOF AFTER LARGE BIRD IS INGESTED DURING TKOF. SMALL BRAKE FIRE RESULTS WHICH IS HANDLED BY ARPT CFR. FLIGHT CANCELED.

Narrative: DURING TKOF ROLL; AT APPROX 100 KTS; CAPT CALLED OUT 'BIRD.' I SAW AN EXTREMELY LARGE HAWK WITH A 4+ FT WING SPAN SITTING ON THE RWY. AS WE APCHED; IT ATTEMPTED TO FLY AWAY. AFTER SEVERAL MANEUVERS; THE BIRD PASSED BY THE COCKPIT ON L SIDE WITH A SUBSEQUENT VERY LOUD BANG AND ENG SURGE. I CALLED 'ABORT' AND THE CAPT EXECUTED THE ABORT AT 121 KTS. REJECTED TKOF ENGAGED WITH NO ISSUES NOTED. AFTER CALL TO TWR ABOUT ABORTING; TWR QUERIED IF ASSISTANCE WAS REQUIRED AND AFTER A BRIEF DISCUSSION WITH THE CREW WE DECIDED AGAINST IT DUE TO THE LOWER AIRSPD ABORT WHICH WAS INITIATED. RELIEF PLT RAN BRAKE COOLING CHART AND WE WERE CLOSE TO THE MELT ZONE. UPON CLRING THE RWY AND TAXIING TO THE GATE; THE BRAKE TEMP ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CAPT DECIDED TO REQUEST FIRE FIGHTING EQUIP AS A PRECAUTION AND WE WERE DIRECTED TO TAXI TO A DEICE PAD. FIRE CREW TOLD APRON WHO TOLD US A 'SMALL FIRE; UNDER CTL ON THE RIGHT TIRES/SIDE.' EVAC WAS DISCUSSED AND WE DECIDED AGAINST IT AT THAT TIME. AFTER NORMAL PRECAUTIONS; PAX AND CREW WERE OFF-LOADED WITH NO INCIDENTS.

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.