PA-31 Navajo/Chieftan/Mojave/T1040
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe
Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport; General Maintenance Action
Aircraft
Fuel Leak from panel inside cockpit after takeoff and in initial climb. Suspected coming from a ruptured line to fuel flow gauge. I asked ATC for a return to land. I did not [report this event as] an Emergency however; I was met by the fire department and landed on north runway. Landing was uneventful and was able to taxi under aircraft's own power.
Piper 31 pilot reported returning to the departure airport due to a fuel leak from behind the instrument panel.