A330 flight crew reported an uneventful air return due to a fume event shortly after takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	1733234
Time
Date	202003
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.TRACON
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A330
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Climb Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Total 24000
Person 2
Function	Check Pilot Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Weight And Balance Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

After takeoff there was a strong smell in the cockpit and cabin which smelled like wire insulation or electrical equipment burning. Continued with climb out to 12;000 ft.; then leveled off. Communicated with cabin crew and verified the extent of the problem. Decided to [request priority handling] with departure control and requested a return back to ZZZ for an overweight landing. Requested they roll the emergency equipment with approach control and ask approach to notify dispatch of our [situation]. Returned to the field. Performed a visual approach to a soft landing. Remained on the runway till crash & rescue had a chance to inspect the aircraft. Then taxied to the gate and removed passengers.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A330 flight crew reported an uneventful air return due to a fume event shortly after takeoff.

Narrative: After takeoff there was a strong smell in the cockpit and cabin which smelled like wire insulation or electrical equipment burning. Continued with climb out to 12;000 ft.; then leveled off. Communicated with cabin crew and verified the extent of the problem. Decided to [request priority handling] with departure control and requested a return back to ZZZ for an overweight landing. Requested they roll the emergency equipment with approach control and ask approach to notify Dispatch of our [situation]. Returned to the field. Performed a visual approach to a soft landing. Remained on the runway till crash & rescue had a chance to inspect the aircraft. Then taxied to the gate and removed passengers.

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.