Narrative:

Cabin. It was so strong that we felt the need to let the flight deck know. We smelled strong oil on the aircraft while doing safety demo. After notifying the captain we returned to the gate.we need better maintenance on our aircraft; so we don't have fume events.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Flight Attendant reported strong oil odor during taxi for departure; which resulted in a return to the gate.

Narrative: cabin. It was so strong that we felt the need to let the flight deck know. We smelled strong oil on the aircraft while doing safety demo. After notifying the Captain we returned to the gate.We need better maintenance on our aircraft; so we don't have fume events.

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.