A B738 crew, departing mia, experienced a burning rubber smell in the cockpit, rtned to mia.

Attributes
ACN	534629
Time
Date	200201
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zma.artcc
State Reference	FL
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc tower : gsp.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-800
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 attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 13 flight attendant time total : 13 flight attendant time type : 90
ASRS Report	534629
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : fa 1
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

(Burning smell in cockpit) captain called back to see if I was cooking something in the oven. It was their meals, asked if it smelled normal, I said 'yes.' 15 mins later the captain called back again. Asked me to come up to the cockpit. Immediately I smelled a burning rubber smell. I informed the cockpit what I smelled, he then asked me to get the #2 flight attendant. He told the captain the same thing. The captain said, ok we are going back and he would make the PA. About 10 mins later he called me again told me to come to the cockpit. He then gave me the test information. We landed uneventful. We were met by the emergency crews. The captain made other PA to let the passenger know what was going on. When we arrived at the gate all the passenger deplaned safely.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B738 CREW, DEPARTING MIA, EXPERIENCED A BURNING RUBBER SMELL IN THE COCKPIT, RTNED TO MIA.

Narrative: (BURNING SMELL IN COCKPIT) CAPT CALLED BACK TO SEE IF I WAS COOKING SOMETHING IN THE OVEN. IT WAS THEIR MEALS, ASKED IF IT SMELLED NORMAL, I SAID 'YES.' 15 MINS LATER THE CAPT CALLED BACK AGAIN. ASKED ME TO COME UP TO THE COCKPIT. IMMEDIATELY I SMELLED A BURNING RUBBER SMELL. I INFORMED THE COCKPIT WHAT I SMELLED, HE THEN ASKED ME TO GET THE #2 FLT ATTENDANT. HE TOLD THE CAPT THE SAME THING. THE CAPT SAID, OK WE ARE GOING BACK AND HE WOULD MAKE THE PA. ABOUT 10 MINS LATER HE CALLED ME AGAIN TOLD ME TO COME TO THE COCKPIT. HE THEN GAVE ME THE TEST INFO. WE LANDED UNEVENTFUL. WE WERE MET BY THE EMER CREWS. THE CAPT MADE OTHER PA TO LET THE PAX KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. WHEN WE ARRIVED AT THE GATE ALL THE PAX DEPLANED SAFELY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.