B737 flight crew reports burnt rubber smell shortly after takeoff and elects to return for over weig...

Attributes
ACN	792222
Time
Date	200806
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	732222
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	792222
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : 3
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Immediately after takeoff from ZZZ the flight attendants called during sterile cockpit to inform the flight crew of a strong odor (burning rubber smell) in the cabin. Simultaneously; the flight crew smelled the odor. Crew decided to return to ZZZ for a precautionary landing. Odor dissipated in strength after leveling at 3000 ft AGL but the odor was still persistent. We returned in VMC conditions and performed an overweight landing. Possible FOD intake on taxi or takeoff roll.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 FLT CREW REPORTS BURNT RUBBER SMELL SHORTLY AFTER TKOF AND ELECTS TO RETURN FOR OVER WEIGHT LANDING.

Narrative: IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF FROM ZZZ THE FLT ATTENDANTS CALLED DURING STERILE COCKPIT TO INFORM THE FLT CREW OF A STRONG ODOR (BURNING RUBBER SMELL) IN THE CABIN. SIMULTANEOUSLY; THE FLT CREW SMELLED THE ODOR. CREW DECIDED TO RETURN TO ZZZ FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG. ODOR DISSIPATED IN STRENGTH AFTER LEVELING AT 3000 FT AGL BUT THE ODOR WAS STILL PERSISTENT. WE RETURNED IN VMC CONDITIONS AND PERFORMED AN OVERWT LNDG. POSSIBLE FOD INTAKE ON TAXI OR TKOF ROLL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.

B737 flight crew reports burnt rubber smell shortly after takeoff and elects to return for over weight landing.