An air carrier A300 flight crew are told by cabin attendants of an electrical or burning rubber odor in the cabin and they return to sdq for a precautionary landing.

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Attributes
ACN	347200
Time
Date	199609
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sdq
State Reference	FO
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sdq
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	347200
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Shortly after takeoff, flight attendants reported to captain of passenger and other flight attendants smelling smoke of an electrical or burnt rubber nature. ATC was notified of crew's intent to return to sdq. An emergency was declared when handed off to sdq tower. An uneventful landing was made at 342000 pounds as per flight manual.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR A300 FLC ARE TOLD BY CABIN ATTENDANTS OF AN ELECTRICAL OR BURNING RUBBER ODOR IN THE CABIN AND THEY RETURN TO SDQ FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG.

Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER TKOF, FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED TO CAPT OF PAX AND OTHER FLT ATTENDANTS SMELLING SMOKE OF AN ELECTRICAL OR BURNT RUBBER NATURE. ATC WAS NOTIFIED OF CREW'S INTENT TO RETURN TO SDQ. AN EMER WAS DECLARED WHEN HANDED OFF TO SDQ TWR. AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG WAS MADE AT 342000 LBS AS PER FLT MANUAL.

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.