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Captain of a learjet-31A aircraft reports he felt a slight 'catch' in the aileron controls during departure lift-off. Concerns for possible flight controls binding; pilot decides to do a precautionary return to field.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1215586 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201411 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Learjet 31 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Aileron Control System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 90 Flight Crew Total 12500 Flight Crew Type 700 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Aileron flight control abnormality during departure from ZZZ. Upon lift off I felt a slight 'catch' in aileron controls. Decided to do precautionary landing; advised tower and stayed in traffic pattern for runway 16 landing without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Captain of a Learjet-31A aircraft reports he felt a slight 'catch' in the aileron controls during departure lift-off. Concerns for possible flight controls binding; pilot decides to do a precautionary return to field.
Narrative: Aileron flight control abnormality during departure from ZZZ. Upon lift off I felt a slight 'catch' in aileron controls. Decided to do precautionary landing; advised tower and stayed in traffic pattern for runway 16 landing without incident.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.