A jet transport experienced electrical or plastic burning odor in the cabin. They declared an emergency and diverted to their takeoff alternate.

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Attributes
ACN	708853
Time
Date	200609
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon tower : lax.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	708853
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Flight attendants called below 7000 ft and stated that they had a strong odor of burning plastic and/or electrical smell in the aft cabin area. They called again and indicated that it was worse. Crew declared an emergency; accomplished the smoke in cabin emergency checklist and diverted due to CAT I restr on aircraft due to no autothrottles. Landed at approximately 134000 pounds with 300 ft rate of descent at touchdown.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A JET TRANSPORT EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL OR PLASTIC BURNING ODOR IN THE CABIN. THEY DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED TO THEIR TKOF ALTERNATE.

Narrative: FLT ATTENDANTS CALLED BELOW 7000 FT AND STATED THAT THEY HAD A STRONG ODOR OF BURNING PLASTIC AND/OR ELECTRICAL SMELL IN THE AFT CABIN AREA. THEY CALLED AGAIN AND INDICATED THAT IT WAS WORSE. CREW DECLARED AN EMER; ACCOMPLISHED THE SMOKE IN CABIN EMER CHKLIST AND DIVERTED DUE TO CAT I RESTR ON ACFT DUE TO NO AUTOTHROTTLES. LANDED AT APPROX 134000 LBS WITH 300 FT RATE OF DSCNT AT TOUCHDOWN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.