MD80 cabin attendant reported fumes in cabin, aircraft diverted to sfo.

Attributes
ACN	574935
Time
Date	200301
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 18000
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
ASRS Report	574935
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After takeoff, approximately 5-10 mins out of sfo (FL180), a bunch of balloons were sucked into the right engine causing the plane to shudder and fill the cabin with a rubber smell. The pilot informed us we would be turning around to check to make sure everything was ok. Everything checked out and we continued on to dallas fort worth.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CABIN ATTENDANT RPTED FUMES IN CABIN, ACFT DIVERTED TO SFO.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF, APPROX 5-10 MINS OUT OF SFO (FL180), A BUNCH OF BALLOONS WERE SUCKED INTO THE R ENG CAUSING THE PLANE TO SHUDDER AND FILL THE CABIN WITH A RUBBER SMELL. THE PLT INFORMED US WE WOULD BE TURNING AROUND TO CHK TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS OK. EVERYTHING CHKED OUT AND WE CONTINUED ON TO DALLAS FORT WORTH.

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.