A319 captain reported a strong engine oil smell in the cockpit and cabin during the climb.

Attributes
ACN	1506418
Time
Date	201712
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Pneumatic System
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

After taking off and upon setting climb power; strong engine oil smell in cockpit was detected. Cabin crew also complained about the smell. Feeling light headed and with and eyes itching; we returned to an uneventful precautionary landing. After deplaning it became evident that the entire crew was not feeling well and decided to call paramedics. Crew was transported to local hospital and admitted to the er for screening and evaluation. Crew was released by er staff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A319 Captain reported a strong engine oil smell in the cockpit and cabin during the climb.

Narrative: After taking off and upon setting climb power; strong engine oil smell in cockpit was detected. Cabin crew also complained about the smell. Feeling light headed and with and eyes itching; we returned to an uneventful precautionary landing. After deplaning it became evident that the entire crew was not feeling well and decided to call paramedics. Crew was transported to local hospital and admitted to the ER for screening and evaluation. Crew was released by ER staff.

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.