Narrative:

During initial taxi out, flight attendant reported smell of burning rubber in cabin. Flight engineer sent back and confirmed smoke in cabin. Packs gasper and galley turned off immediately. Shortly thereafter, ground evacuate/evacuation checklist was run right up to easy victor. At that point smoke seemed to dissipate. I waited a few more seconds and then made decision not to do emergency evacuate/evacuation, but to exit by aft stairs as the smoke was getting less. Flight attendants did a good job in assessing situation and getting me good information.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FUMES IN CABIN PRECIPITATE PREPARATION FOR EVAC AS DECREASING INTENSITY DICTATES ORDERLY DEPLANING OF B727 VIA REAR STAIRS ONTO RAMP MIA.

Narrative: DURING INITIAL TAXI OUT, FLT ATTENDANT RPTED SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER IN CABIN. FE SENT BACK AND CONFIRMED SMOKE IN CABIN. PACKS GASPER AND GALLEY TURNED OFF IMMEDIATELY. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, GND EVAC CHKLIST WAS RUN RIGHT UP TO EASY VICTOR. AT THAT POINT SMOKE SEEMED TO DISSIPATE. I WAITED A FEW MORE SECONDS AND THEN MADE DECISION NOT TO DO EMER EVAC, BUT TO EXIT BY AFT STAIRS AS THE SMOKE WAS GETTING LESS. FLT ATTENDANTS DID A GOOD JOB IN ASSESSING SIT AND GETTING ME GOOD INFO.

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.