Narrative:

Smoke reported in cabin by lead flight attendant. Sent first officer back to look -- he reported it smelled like burning insulation. Declared an emergency and recovered to atl. Landing was uneventful -- did exceed 250 KTS below 10000 ft to expedite landing. Fire crews met aircraft, checked aircraft and taxied to gate.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FLC APPRISED OF ELECTRICAL SMOKE SMELL IN CABIN DURING CRUISE, DECLARE AN EMER AND LAND AT ATL.

Narrative: SMOKE RPTED IN CABIN BY LEAD FLT ATTENDANT. SENT FO BACK TO LOOK -- HE RPTED IT SMELLED LIKE BURNING INSULATION. DECLARED AN EMER AND RECOVERED TO ATL. LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL -- DID EXCEED 250 KTS BELOW 10000 FT TO EXPEDITE LNDG. FIRE CREWS MET ACFT, CHKED ACFT AND TAXIED TO GATE.

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.