Flight Attendant Current
Flight Attendant Airline Total 31; Flight Attendant Number Of Acft Qualified On 3; Flight Attendant Total 31; Flight Attendant Type 100
Confusion; Situational Awareness; Physiological - Other
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Other / Unknown; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness / Injury; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action; Flight Crew Landed As Precaution; Flight Crew Diverted; General Maintenance Action; General Physical Injury / Incapacitation
Company Policy; Procedure; Aircraft
Arrived on aircraft at XA:15 and smelled odor equivalent to oil. As soon as we took off it worsened and Captain called us to tell us we were diverting because of the odor and they had donned their oxygen. We were on the aircraft for over an hour before we were able to get off and smell fresh air. I have since been experiencing painful headaches and dizziness. This happened one other time to me on an A319 but I recovered in 3 days. This time I am  not rebounding as quickly. Since we smelled such a strong oil smell before we took off I was real surprised we left our departure airport.
An A320 Flight Attendant detected an oil odor during an early morning preflight. The flight departed but then diverted with the pilots on oxygen after the odor intensified once airborne. The reporter experienced painful headaches and dizziness days after the exposure.