LTT IS STRUCK BY SEAGULLS SHORTLY AFTER TKOF. L ENG DAMAGED.

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AS WE ACCELERATED; WE NOTICED SEAGULLS ON THE L EDGE OF THE RWY DEPARTING TO THE L. THUS; WE PROCEEDED WITH THE TKOF. AT APPROX V; 1 SEAGULL TURNED BACK TOWARDS THE CTR OF THE RWY AND HIT THE UPPER/OUTER L WINDSHIELD AND THE L ENG INLET; DENTING THE INLET AND CONTINUING INTO THE ENG DAMAGING 1 FAN BLADE BEYOND LIMITS AND REQUIRING 3-5 OTHERS TO BE BLENDED. I WAS THE PNF AT THE TIME. WHEN THE SEAGULL HIT THE WINDSHIELD; I IMMEDIATELY LOOKED AT THE L ENG GAUGE TO SEE IF THE BIRD WENT INTO THE ENG. I SAW NO ABNORMAL ENG INDICATION. AFTER ABOUT 1 1/2 SECONDS; I LOOKED AT THE AIRSPD AND CALLED ROTATION AS WE WERE JUST PAST VR. ONCE WE WERE IN THE AIR; WE STARTED SMELLING THE BIRD FROM THE PRESSURIZATION THAT WAS OUR ONLY CLUE THAT THE BIRD HAD GONE INTO THE ENG. WE WERE CLRED TO 13000 FT AND CONTINUED OUR CLB TO 13000 FT. ONCE REACHING WE PULLED THE PWR BACK AND OBSERVED NO ABNORMAL ENG PARAMETERS. WE WERE 1500 LBS OVER LNDG WT AND THE SMELL HAD SUBSIDED. WE MOVED THE PWR BACK TO MAX CLB AND THE PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL SINCE WE WERE ABOVE LNDG WT AND THE ENG HAD NO SIGNS OF ANY DAMAGE WE ELECTED TO CONTINUE ON TO OUR DEST; PDX. UPON ARR; WE FOUND THE DENTED INLET AND DAMAGED FAN BLADE.