A PA32 pilot, returned to departure airport, galena, ak (paga) when the engine oil temperature start...

Attributes
ACN	550164
Time
Date	200206
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
State Reference	AK
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground other : fueling
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 4800 flight time type : 280
ASRS Report	550164
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	maintenance : technician
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

The day before, I had to return to the field as a result of a partial power loss. The company mechanic could not immediately ascertain the problem, so a replacement airplane was provided. I refueled from pump #2 which was jet-a which was the same pump I had fueled for the previous day. On pump #1, 100LL, someone had jammed the hose up while trying to rewind it electronically. They then gathered up the remainder of the hose and hung it on some valves that were between pump #2 and pump #1. As a result, the hanging hose now concealed the jet-a sign. Since both hoses were the same color and size and there was only 1 tank. I assumed that #2 as also was 100LL. Apparently this was not the case. After having an increase in oil temperature I returned to the field and suspecting a problem with the fuel, I pulled back the hoses and now idented the problem. I notified the owner of the problem and the company mechanic. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter revealed that, a few days after his experience, signs were installed at the individual fuel counters allowing positive identify of the fuel being pumped.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA32 PLT, RETURNED TO DEP ARPT, GALENA, AK (PAGA) WHEN THE ENG OIL TEMP STARTED TO INCREASE.

Narrative: THE DAY BEFORE, I HAD TO RETURN TO THE FIELD AS A RESULT OF A PARTIAL PWR LOSS. THE COMPANY MECH COULD NOT IMMEDIATELY ASCERTAIN THE PROB, SO A REPLACEMENT AIRPLANE WAS PROVIDED. I REFUELED FROM PUMP #2 WHICH WAS JET-A WHICH WAS THE SAME PUMP I HAD FUELED FOR THE PREVIOUS DAY. ON PUMP #1, 100LL, SOMEONE HAD JAMMED THE HOSE UP WHILE TRYING TO REWIND IT ELECTRONICALLY. THEY THEN GATHERED UP THE REMAINDER OF THE HOSE AND HUNG IT ON SOME VALVES THAT WERE BTWN PUMP #2 AND PUMP #1. AS A RESULT, THE HANGING HOSE NOW CONCEALED THE JET-A SIGN. SINCE BOTH HOSES WERE THE SAME COLOR AND SIZE AND THERE WAS ONLY 1 TANK. I ASSUMED THAT #2 AS ALSO WAS 100LL. APPARENTLY THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. AFTER HAVING AN INCREASE IN OIL TEMP I RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND SUSPECTING A PROB WITH THE FUEL, I PULLED BACK THE HOSES AND NOW IDENTED THE PROB. I NOTIFIED THE OWNER OF THE PROB AND THE COMPANY MECH. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR REVEALED THAT, A FEW DAYS AFTER HIS EXPERIENCE, SIGNS WERE INSTALLED AT THE INDIVIDUAL FUEL COUNTERS ALLOWING POSITIVE IDENT OF THE FUEL BEING PUMPED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.

A PA32 pilot, returned to departure airport, galena, ak (paga) when the engine oil temperature started to increase.