After departure; the flight crew momentarily detected a burning rubber odor. The odor was stronger i...

Attributes
ACN	1175066
Time
Date	201405
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A330
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Check Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

At 500 feet after departure 2 flight attendants reported a chemical odor at doors 3L/right. In the cockpit the 3 of us smelled an odor similar to burning rubber which soon dissipated. The flight attendants wanted medical assistance and the decision to return to the departure airport was made. An overweight landing was made at 420;120 lbs; sink rate 200 FPM. Dispatch had also advised to make overweight landing. Logbook and odor forms were completed.I suggest [we] advise inflight services that during sterile cockpit phases of operation; one call to cockpit to advise us of a problem is sufficient.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: After departure; the flight crew momentarily detected a burning rubber odor. The odor was stronger in the cabin which caused the flight attendants to be persistent so the Captain returned to the departure airport for a cautionary landing.

Narrative: At 500 feet after departure 2 flight attendants reported a chemical odor at doors 3L/R. In the cockpit the 3 of us smelled an odor similar to burning rubber which soon dissipated. The flight attendants wanted medical assistance and the decision to return to the departure airport was made. An overweight landing was made at 420;120 lbs; sink rate 200 FPM. Dispatch had also advised to make overweight landing. Logbook and odor forms were completed.I suggest [we] advise Inflight Services that during sterile cockpit phases of operation; one call to cockpit to advise us of a problem is sufficient.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.

After departure; the flight crew momentarily detected a burning rubber odor. The odor was stronger in the cabin which caused the flight attendants to be persistent so the captain returned to the departure airport for a cautionary landing.