A BIRD WAS INGESTED INTO THE ENG OF AN ACR ACFT ON TKOF CAUSING A SMELL IN THE CABIN AND COCKPIT; AND A FLUCTUATION IN THE EPR INDICATION. FLT CONTINUED TO DEST.

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ON TKOF RWY 21L DTW; JUST AFTER ROTATION; A BIRD JUST MISSED MY SIDE WINDOW AND WENT OFF R SIDE OF ACFT. CAPT SAW SLIGHT FLUCTUATION IN R ENG EPR -- SUSPECTED BIRD MAY HAVE BEEN INGESTED INTO R ENG -- TWR WAS NOTIFIED OF BIRD STRIKE. ALSO STRONG SMELL IN CABIN AND COCKPIT. CAPT INSTRUCTED ME TO FLY ACFT AND COM WITH ATC; WHILE HE (PER OUR COMPANY PROCS) CONTACTED DISPATCH AND MAINT CTL. CAPT ALSO HAD A COMMUTING COMPANY PLT (WHO WAS RIDING IN BACK) INSPECT R ENG COWLING AND NOSE BULLET; EVERYTHING LOOKED NORMAL. OUR ENG INSTS WERE ALL NORMAL; WITH TKOF EPR SET AND THERE WAS NO VIBRATION. OUR FELLOW PLT IN BACK; TOLD US THAT 1 OF OUR PAX THOUGHT SHE SAW WHAT APPEARED TO BE RUBBER; HIT THE R ENG COWL. CAPT HAD SAME PLT INSPECT WING AND FLAP AREA; ALL NORMAL. AS A PRECAUTION CAPT ASKED DISPATCH TO CALL DTW TWR AND VERIFY NO DEBRIS FOUND ON RWY; (NONE WAS FOUND). PROCEEDED TO DEST PER MAINT; DISPATCH AND COCKPIT RESOURCE MGMNT. ALL ENG INSTS NORMAL -- NO VIBRATIONS; LNDG NORMAL AT DEST; NORMAL REVERSE THRUST USED AND ALL ENG INSTS NORMAL. PAX AND CREW MADE AWARE OF INITIAL PROB AND REASON FOR SMELL IN CABIN; WHICH DISSIPATED SHORTLY AFTER DEP.