Air carrier aircraft struck multiple birds on a night time takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	911854
Time
Date	201009
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	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Pitot-Static System
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Speed All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Bird / Animal

Narrative:

Multiple bird strikes on takeoff. Event occurred at about 2;000 ft and speed of 200 KTS with gear up and flaps 1. First officer was flying pilot. Autothrust disengaged. Flap overspeed and airspeed disagreement messages appeared on ECAM in that order. Were able to reengage autothrust. Returned to land after notifying dispatch and maintenance control. All systems operated normally for landing. Maintenance inspected aircraft and found some damage. We were able to obtain another aircraft and completed the flight to our destination.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Air Carrier aircraft struck multiple birds on a night time takeoff.

Narrative: Multiple bird strikes on takeoff. Event occurred at about 2;000 FT and speed of 200 KTS with gear up and flaps 1. First Officer was flying pilot. Autothrust disengaged. Flap overspeed and airspeed disagreement messages appeared on ECAM in that order. Were able to reengage autothrust. Returned to land after notifying Dispatch and Maintenance Control. All systems operated normally for landing. Maintenance inspected aircraft and found some damage. We were able to obtain another aircraft and completed the flight to our destination.

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.