Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 90; Flight Crew Total 12500; Flight Crew Type 700
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown
Flight Crew Landed As Precaution; Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport
Aircraft
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.
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.