A321 flight attendant reported that a strong odor filled the cabin after pushback.

Attributes
ACN	1521070
Time
Date	201802
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A321
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Qualification	Flight Attendant Current
Experience	Flight Attendant Airline Total 28 Flight Attendant Number Of Acft Qualified On 5 Flight Attendant Total 28 Flight Attendant Type 20
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

After push back; a strong odor filled the cabin. The captain called and asked if we (fas) also smelled an odor. All fas smelled strong exhaust/scorched cloth throughout the cabin; especially by each exit. Captain was advised to park off runway and try to burn off the substance causing the odor. When this failed we returned to the gate approximately 45 minutes later. Passengers were deplaned and captain debriefed us. We were told the aircraft had an earlier issue with a leaky oil valve. All fas had symptoms of a toxic fume event; headaches; sore throats and/or dizziness.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A321 Flight Attendant reported that a strong odor filled the cabin after pushback.

Narrative: After push back; a strong odor filled the cabin. The captain called and asked if we (FAs) also smelled an odor. All FAs smelled strong exhaust/scorched cloth throughout the cabin; especially by each exit. Captain was advised to park off runway and try to burn off the substance causing the odor. When this failed we returned to the gate approximately 45 minutes later. Passengers were deplaned and Captain debriefed us. We were told the aircraft had an earlier issue with a leaky oil valve. All FAs had symptoms of a toxic fume event; headaches; sore throats and/or dizziness.

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.