Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport; Flight Crew Overcame Equipment Problem; General Maintenance Action
Aircraft
Climbing out of ZZZ strong dirty sock smell. Coordinated with company and returned to ZZZ.
On climbout; experienced a fumes event. Leveled off FL270. Contacted Maintenance Control; and Dispatch. Decided to return to ZZZ.
A319 flight crew reported a strong dirty socks odor during departure resulting in a return to departure airport.