B737-800 first officer reported flight and cabin crew smelled an unusual odor after takeoff; the cre...

Narrative:

We took [off]; just after rotation at about 1;000 ft; the captain and I smelled an odor. We were then alerted by the flight attendants of an odor that to them smelled like burning plastic. We leveled off at 2;000 ft; advised ATC and declared an emergency. Diverted to [nearby suitable airport]. Taxied to the gate without incident; no one reported any adverse affect from the flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-800 First Officer reported flight and cabin crew smelled an unusual odor after takeoff; the crew declared an emergency and diverted to a suitable nearby airport.

Narrative: We took [off]; just after rotation at about 1;000 FT; the Captain and I smelled an odor. We were then alerted by the flight attendants of an odor that to them smelled like burning plastic. We leveled off at 2;000 FT; advised ATC and declared an emergency. Diverted to [nearby suitable airport]. Taxied to the gate without incident; no one reported any adverse affect from the flight.

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.

Attributes
ACN	1123333
Time
Date	201310
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Events
Anomaly	Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

B737-800 first officer reported flight and cabin crew smelled an unusual odor after takeoff; the crew declared an emergency and diverted to a suitable nearby airport.