An air carrier B727 crew had to divert land when smoke was detected in the cabin.

Attributes
ACN	341062
Time
Date	199607
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt
State Reference	NC
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl tower : ilm
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	341062
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	340313
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

1 hour into flight, flight attendants reported strong smell of burning rubber coming from mid cabin. I was sent back to investigate and I immediately detected the burning rubber smell. We diverted into clt and landed to investigate. We landed overweight at 157900 pounds, spent several hours investigating at clt without finding any abnormalities.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR B727 CREW HAD TO DIVERT LAND WHEN SMOKE WAS DETECTED IN THE CABIN.

Narrative: 1 HR INTO FLT, FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED STRONG SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER COMING FROM MID CABIN. I WAS SENT BACK TO INVESTIGATE AND I IMMEDIATELY DETECTED THE BURNING RUBBER SMELL. WE DIVERTED INTO CLT AND LANDED TO INVESTIGATE. WE LANDED OVERWT AT 157900 LBS, SPENT SEVERAL HRS INVESTIGATING AT CLT WITHOUT FINDING ANY ABNORMALITIES.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.