Flight attendants reported informing flight crew of strong fumes odor during taxi. Flight crew decid...

Attributes
ACN	1638029
Time
Date	201904
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty) Flight Attendant In Charge
Qualification	Flight Attendant Current
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

I was the [flight attendant] B on our second leg of the day from ZZZ to ZZZ1. After the demo I was doing compliance to the back galley and around row 26 (to the galley) I smelled strong fumes with the engines running. I asked the [flight attendant] C if she smelled it and she said yes. Then the [flight attendant] D came back and also said she smelled fumes. The [flight attendant] C called the pilots to let them know that we smelled the fumes; but had not smelled anything on our first leg from ZZZ2 to ZZZ. We also reported it to the [flight attendant] a and he came back and confirmed the odor. The pilots informed us we would be going back to the gate; but there was not a gate available. We were exposed to the fumes for probably 30 minutes. I walked to the front of the cabin where it was better just to get out of the concentrated area. Due to the FAA requirements there was an odor on the plane and as a company requirement we have to report it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Flight attendants reported informing flight crew of strong fumes odor during taxi. Flight crew decided to return to gate.

Narrative: I was the [Flight Attendant] B on our second leg of the day from ZZZ to ZZZ1. After the demo I was doing compliance to the back galley and around row 26 (to the galley) I smelled strong fumes with the engines running. I asked the [Flight Attendant] C if she smelled it and she said yes. Then the [Flight Attendant] D came back and also said she smelled fumes. The [Flight Attendant] C called the pilots to let them know that we smelled the fumes; but had not smelled anything on our first leg from ZZZ2 to ZZZ. We also reported it to the [Flight Attendant] A and he came back and confirmed the odor. The pilots informed us we would be going back to the gate; but there was not a gate available. We were exposed to the fumes for probably 30 minutes. I walked to the front of the cabin where it was better just to get out of the concentrated area. Due to the FAA requirements there was an odor on the plane and as a company requirement we have to report it.

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.