B737 departs san then returns to land with abnormal smell.

Attributes
ACN	457150
Time
Date	199912
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : san.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 8000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : other published ifr departure
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	457150
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other inflight encounter other other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Altitude 8000 ft. Location: san airport. During takeoff and initial climb, abnormal smell noticed throughout cabin. After consulting with flight attendants, returned to san. Emergency aircraft. Overweight landing accomplished.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 DEPARTS SAN THEN RETURNS TO LAND WITH ABNORMAL SMELL.

Narrative: ALT 8000 FT. LOCATION: SAN ARPT. DURING TKOF AND INITIAL CLB, ABNORMAL SMELL NOTICED THROUGHOUT CABIN. AFTER CONSULTING WITH FLT ATTENDANTS, RETURNED TO SAN. EMER ACFT. OVERWT LNDG ACCOMPLISHED.

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.