A300 flight crew on departure from cle experienced a bird strike.

Attributes
ACN	831080
Time
Date	200904
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	CLE.Airport
State Reference	OH
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Engineer Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Commercial
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 55 Flight Crew Total 4300 Flight Crew Type 765
Events
Anomaly	Inflight Event / Encounter Bird / Animal

Narrative:

On takeoff from cle runway 6R; just after rotation; witnessed a bird pass from right to left close to the aircraft. All engine and aircraft systems continued to operate normally. During climb; aircraft developed a slight vibration. All engine and aircraft systems continued to operate normally. Uneventful landing. Upon postflight; found #1 engine had damage.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A300 flight crew on departure from CLE experienced a bird strike.

Narrative: On takeoff from CLE Runway 6R; just after rotation; witnessed a bird pass from right to left close to the aircraft. All engine and aircraft systems continued to operate normally. During climb; aircraft developed a slight vibration. All engine and aircraft systems continued to operate normally. Uneventful landing. Upon postflight; found #1 engine had damage.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.