B737 cabin attendant reports fumes in cabin, flight crew declares emergency, lands at kord.

Attributes
ACN	570574
Time
Date	200301
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl single value : 29000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau.artcc tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe cabin event other other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After approximately 1 hour of flight time, flight attendant called cockpit and notified captain of burning smell in cabin near row 15. At about the same time, I noticed a faint smell in the cockpit. Called air carrier maintenance controller and advised. They recommended turning off overhead and sidewall lights. Complied, smell dissipated and continued to ord. Approximately 110 mi from ord flight attendant called and said smell had returned, but much stronger. Odor was also noticed in cockpit. Accomplished smoke/fume/odor qrc and declared emergency. Issued cabin advisory to flight attendants. Provided expeditious handling to ord. Landing was uneventful. Secured emergency and taxied to gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 CABIN ATTENDANT RPTS FUMES IN CABIN, FLT CREW DECLARES EMER, LANDS AT KORD.

Narrative: AFTER APPROX 1 HR OF FLT TIME, FLT ATTENDANT CALLED COCKPIT AND NOTIFIED CAPT OF BURNING SMELL IN CABIN NEAR ROW 15. AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME, I NOTICED A FAINT SMELL IN THE COCKPIT. CALLED ACR MAINT CTLR AND ADVISED. THEY RECOMMENDED TURNING OFF OVERHEAD AND SIDEWALL LIGHTS. COMPLIED, SMELL DISSIPATED AND CONTINUED TO ORD. APPROX 110 MI FROM ORD FLT ATTENDANT CALLED AND SAID SMELL HAD RETURNED, BUT MUCH STRONGER. ODOR WAS ALSO NOTICED IN COCKPIT. ACCOMPLISHED SMOKE/FUME/ODOR QRC AND DECLARED EMER. ISSUED CABIN ADVISORY TO FLT ATTENDANTS. PROVIDED EXPEDITIOUS HANDLING TO ORD. LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. SECURED EMER AND TAXIED TO GATE.

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.