A crj struck multiple birds shortly after takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	880474
Time
Date	201003
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Inflight Event / Encounter Bird / Animal

Narrative:

Climbing out [shortly after takeoff] we were struck by multiple birds. We could smell something burning and heard a humming/vibrating sound. We declared an emergency and executed an overweight landing at our departure airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CRJ struck multiple birds shortly after takeoff.

Narrative: Climbing out [shortly after takeoff] we were struck by multiple birds. We could smell something burning and heard a humming/vibrating sound. We declared an emergency and executed an overweight landing at our departure airport.

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.