Narrative:

In flight the cabin crew informed us of a rubber burning smell in cabin. We did the smoke/fumes checklist. [We] declared an emergency [and] requested airfield rescue and firefighters. We exceeded 250 KTS below 10;000 ft to meet emergency.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A MD-80 pilot declared an emergency and executed a high speed approach after flight attendants reported a rubber burning odor in the cabin.

Narrative: In flight the cabin crew informed us of a rubber burning smell in cabin. We did the Smoke/Fumes Checklist. [We] declared an emergency [and] requested Airfield Rescue and Firefighters. We exceeded 250 KTS below 10;000 FT to meet emergency.

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.