Narrative:

Winds were calm on the ground; and we decided to depart with the captain acting as PF. Because of the engine temperatures prior to startup; an 'ecs on' takeoff was executed. A ways into the takeoff roll; the airplane yawed a bit to the right as if being affected by strong winds without the proper correction (thought the winds were calm). The captain quickly got the aircraft back on centerline; and the rest of the takeoff roll was uneventful. Immediately after rotation; both the captain and I began to smell a strong odor that we both agreed smelled like burning rubber. The combination of the unexpected yaw and the odor led us to the conclusion that we might have possibly blown a tire. We decided to continue the flight to ZZZ; as we felt there was no reason to return back for a blown tire. Once en route; the captain contacted maintenance and dispatch. We then declared an emergency with center; saying that we had a possible blown tire; and requested that fire trucks be present when we land. Once we were with approach; they asked us if we could land on runway xxl; we agreed that we could land runway xxl as the winds were calm on the ground at ZZZ. While still en route; the captain first briefed the flight attendant; and then the passenger. We landed uneventfully in ZZZ; and after fire command advised us that no tires were blown; we proceeded to the gate. The emergency landing occurred because the captain and I agreed that we had evidence of a possible blown tire. Though we didn't know for sure if a tire was blown; we decided that an emergency landing with fire trucks standing by was the safest and most prudent option.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SF340 FLT CREW DETECTED AN ODOR AFTER TKOF THAT SMELLED OF BURNING RUBBER. THE FLT CREW BELIEVED THEY MAY HAVE BLOWN A TIRE; SO AN EMER WAS DECLARED FOR THE LNDG AT DEST ARPT.

Narrative: WINDS WERE CALM ON THE GND; AND WE DECIDED TO DEPART WITH THE CAPT ACTING AS PF. BECAUSE OF THE ENG TEMPS PRIOR TO STARTUP; AN 'ECS ON' TKOF WAS EXECUTED. A WAYS INTO THE TKOF ROLL; THE AIRPLANE YAWED A BIT TO THE R AS IF BEING AFFECTED BY STRONG WINDS WITHOUT THE PROPER CORRECTION (THOUGHT THE WINDS WERE CALM). THE CAPT QUICKLY GOT THE ACFT BACK ON CTRLINE; AND THE REST OF THE TKOF ROLL WAS UNEVENTFUL. IMMEDIATELY AFTER ROTATION; BOTH THE CAPT AND I BEGAN TO SMELL A STRONG ODOR THAT WE BOTH AGREED SMELLED LIKE BURNING RUBBER. THE COMBINATION OF THE UNEXPECTED YAW AND THE ODOR LED US TO THE CONCLUSION THAT WE MIGHT HAVE POSSIBLY BLOWN A TIRE. WE DECIDED TO CONTINUE THE FLT TO ZZZ; AS WE FELT THERE WAS NO REASON TO RETURN BACK FOR A BLOWN TIRE. ONCE ENRTE; THE CAPT CONTACTED MAINT AND DISPATCH. WE THEN DECLARED AN EMER WITH CTR; SAYING THAT WE HAD A POSSIBLE BLOWN TIRE; AND REQUESTED THAT FIRE TRUCKS BE PRESENT WHEN WE LAND. ONCE WE WERE WITH APCH; THEY ASKED US IF WE COULD LAND ON RWY XXL; WE AGREED THAT WE COULD LAND RWY XXL AS THE WINDS WERE CALM ON THE GND AT ZZZ. WHILE STILL ENRTE; THE CAPT FIRST BRIEFED THE FLT ATTENDANT; AND THEN THE PAX. WE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY IN ZZZ; AND AFTER FIRE COMMAND ADVISED US THAT NO TIRES WERE BLOWN; WE PROCEEDED TO THE GATE. THE EMER LNDG OCCURRED BECAUSE THE CAPT AND I AGREED THAT WE HAD EVIDENCE OF A POSSIBLE BLOWN TIRE. THOUGH WE DIDN'T KNOW FOR SURE IF A TIRE WAS BLOWN; WE DECIDED THAT AN EMER LNDG WITH FIRE TRUCKS STANDING BY WAS THE SAFEST AND MOST PRUDENT OPTION.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.