B737-700 captain reported returning to departure airport after noticing fumes in the cockpit.

Attributes
ACN	1410643
Time
Date	201612
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.TRACON
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 174
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

During climb out; fumes were noted in the cockpit. The fumes were not dissipating and were noted by the flight attendants. The decision was made to return to [departure airport]. We [advised ATC]; accomplished the qrc and QRH checklist; and flew an uneventful approach and landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-700 Captain reported returning to departure airport after noticing fumes in the cockpit.

Narrative: During climb out; fumes were noted in the cockpit. The fumes were not dissipating and were noted by the Flight Attendants. The decision was made to return to [departure airport]. We [advised ATC]; accomplished the QRC and QRH checklist; and flew an uneventful approach and landing.

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.