A330 flight attendant reported strong fumes in the cabin on taxi in.

Attributes
ACN	1277044
Time
Date	201507
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	PHL.Airport
State Reference	PA
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A330
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Qualification	Flight Attendant Current
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

Upon taxi in; the captain turned the engine off. We held on the tarmac for a gate. The smell of fumes overwhelmed the area by my jumpseat 3L and 4L. I was coughing and my eyes and nose were burning. I immediately left my jumpseat to reach clean air. The G flight attendant left his jumpseat as well. The H flight attendant and I had to cover our eyes and nose because the odor was burning our throats and noses. The a flight attendant called the captain and he stated; 'I turned the APU on as soon as I turned off the engine; I am supposed to wait 30 seconds'. If so; he did not follow procedure. Passengers were also noticing a strong odor.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A330 Flight Attendant reported strong fumes in the cabin on taxi in.

Narrative: Upon taxi in; the Captain turned the engine off. We held on the tarmac for a gate. The smell of fumes overwhelmed the area by my jumpseat 3L and 4L. I was coughing and my eyes and nose were burning. I immediately left my jumpseat to reach clean air. The G flight attendant left his jumpseat as well. The H flight attendant and I had to cover our eyes and nose because the odor was burning our throats and noses. The A flight Attendant called the Captain and he stated; 'I turned the APU on as soon as I turned off the engine; I am supposed to wait 30 seconds'. If so; he did not follow procedure. Passengers were also noticing a strong odor.

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