A B737 flight crew returned to their departure airport after receiving a report of fumes and odor fr...

Attributes
ACN	1205242
Time
Date	201409
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 213 Flight Crew Type 8000
Person 2
Function	First Officer
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 225 Flight Crew Type 5000
Events
Anomaly	Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown

Narrative:

During climbout a flight attendant reported strong chemical-type odors/fumes in the cabin; particularly in the aft section. We executed and complied with the appropriate checklists; and landed back at our departure airport. After I taxied clear of the runway; fire department personnel reported seeing a 'hot spot' on their thermal imaging equipment; about one to one and one-half meters in diameter on the lower left fuselage and aft of the over wing exit. We then evacuated the aircraft using the fore and aft slides on the right side of the aircraft. Flight attendants assessed by EMS; then transported to local hospital to address concerns of throat irritation. No immediate passenger injuries noted upon evacuation. Pilots assessed by EMS and released.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737 flight crew returned to their departure airport after receiving a report of fumes and odor from flight attendants. When CFR reported a hot spot on the lower left aft fuselage an uneventful evacuation was executed from the right side exits.

Narrative: During climbout a Flight Attendant reported strong chemical-type odors/fumes in the cabin; particularly in the aft section. We executed and complied with the appropriate checklists; and landed back at our departure airport. After I taxied clear of the runway; Fire Department Personnel reported seeing a 'hot spot' on their thermal imaging equipment; about one to one and one-half meters in diameter on the lower left fuselage and aft of the over wing exit. We then evacuated the aircraft using the fore and aft slides on the right side of the aircraft. Flight Attendants assessed by EMS; then transported to local hospital to address concerns of throat irritation. No immediate Passenger injuries noted upon evacuation. Pilots assessed by EMS and released.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.

A B737 flight crew returned to their departure airport after receiving a report of fumes and odor from flight attendants. When crash fire rescue equipment reported a hot spot on the lower left aft fuselage an uneventful evacuation was executed from the right side exits.