A B757-200 crew declared an emergency and returned to the departure airport when a strong rubber sme...

Attributes
ACN	1034405
Time
Date	201209
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Recirculation Fan
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

[We had] fumes in cockpit and forward cabin. [We] smelled strong odor of burning rubber and/or plastic shortly after takeoff. Captain gave control of aircraft to me (first officer). Captain confirmed with a flight attendant same odor in forward cabin. Captain declared emergency with ATC and requested return to field for landing. Both pilots donned oxygen masks. Captain accomplished QRH procedure for smoke/fumes. First officer continued to fly aircraft to uneventful landing. Captain taxied aircraft to gate. Suspect equipment cooling failure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 crew declared an emergency and returned to the departure airport when a strong rubber smell was detected after takeoff followed shortly by the EQUIP COOLING OVHT alert caused by a Recirculation Fan failure.

Narrative: [We had] fumes in cockpit and forward cabin. [We] smelled strong odor of burning rubber and/or plastic shortly after takeoff. Captain gave control of aircraft to me (First Officer). Captain confirmed with A Flight Attendant same odor in forward cabin. Captain declared emergency with ATC and requested return to field for landing. Both pilots donned oxygen masks. Captain accomplished QRH procedure for SMOKE/FUMES. First Officer continued to fly aircraft to uneventful landing. Captain taxied aircraft to gate. Suspect equipment cooling failure.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

A B757-200 crew declared an emergency and returned to the departure airport when a strong rubber smell was detected after takeoff followed shortly by the equipment cooling ovht alert caused by a recirculation fan failure.