A PA32 was flown to a maintenance facility with leaking left and right wing fuel interconnect lines and hoses due to faulty repair.

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Attributes
ACN	701001
Time
Date	200606
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 1600 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	701001
Person 2
Affiliation	company other
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : airframe technician : powerplant
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : assigned or threatened penalties faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : unqualified personnel performance deficiency : inspection
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance
Situations
Publication	Maint Manual

Narrative:

After landing at ZZZ1 and refueling; noticed fuel leaking from both wings. Aircraft was right out of shop for fuel system reseal. A&P determined at ZZZ2 that leak was from tank interconnects and suggested I repair as soon as possible. Discussed flight back to ZZZ2 and determined it should be safe. Upon returning; the a&P/ia told me the repair that was done was not safe. The tanks had unairworthy parts. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated a ferry permit should have been secured prior to the flight to the facility that did the tank reseal. The FAA checked the work done on the tank reseal project and discovered gross violations in the damage done to the tank interconnection lines and hoses. The technician that worked the project had his license revoked and the supervisor was suspended.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA32 WAS FLOWN TO A MAINT FACILITY WITH LEAKING L AND R WING FUEL INTERCONNECT LINES AND HOSES DUE TO FAULTY REPAIR.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG AT ZZZ1 AND REFUELING; NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM BOTH WINGS. ACFT WAS RIGHT OUT OF SHOP FOR FUEL SYS RESEAL. A&P DETERMINED AT ZZZ2 THAT LEAK WAS FROM TANK INTERCONNECTS AND SUGGESTED I REPAIR ASAP. DISCUSSED FLT BACK TO ZZZ2 AND DETERMINED IT SHOULD BE SAFE. UPON RETURNING; THE A&P/IA TOLD ME THE REPAIR THAT WAS DONE WAS NOT SAFE. THE TANKS HAD UNAIRWORTHY PARTS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED A FERRY PERMIT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SECURED PRIOR TO THE FLT TO THE FACILITY THAT DID THE TANK RESEAL. THE FAA CHKED THE WORK DONE ON THE TANK RESEAL PROJECT AND DISCOVERED GROSS VIOLATIONS IN THE DAMAGE DONE TO THE TANK INTERCONNECTION LINES AND HOSES. THE TECHNICIAN THAT WORKED THE PROJECT HAD HIS LICENSE REVOKED AND THE SUPVR WAS SUSPENDED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.