SDR 2022F00279

Service difficulty report · None · Israel 1125

Difficulty date
April 24, 2022
Submitted
July 7, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N39TT
Make and model
Israel 1125
Aircraft serial
53
Aircraft time
8,010 hours, 5,783 cycles
Part
None
Condition
None
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
C

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AFTER COMPLETING A LEG FROM NAPLES, FL WE MADE A SUCCESSFUL LANDING AT KMKE WITH NO ABNORMALITIES. THE PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS REFUELED. WITHIN 30 MINUTES WE BEGAN OUR TAXI FOR A REPOSITIONING FLIGHT (NO PASSENGERS) TO CHICAGO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KPWK). AFTER SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING ALL TAXI AND PRE-TAKEOFF CHECKS WE WERE CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 19R. THE TAKEOFF ROLL WAS NORMAL. AT ROTATION SPEED THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO PULL BACK ON THE YOKE, HOWEVER, IT STOPPED AT APPROXIMATELY HALF TRAVEL. THE TAKEOFF WAS IMMEDIATELY ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED BACK TO THE RAMP NORMALLY AND WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ISSUES. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THAT A SMALL SCREW ON A BRACKET HAD BACKED OUT AND WAS CAUSING INTERFERENCE WITH THE ELEVATOR TRAVEL. PHOTOS AVAILABLE.