What was found
ON TAXI OUT, ACFT ELEVATOR NOSE DOWN STIFF, NOSE UP NORMAL. TAXIED ACFT BACK TO RAMP. VISUAL INSP & TEST OF LT & RT ELEVATOR CABLE SYS & PERFORMED CK OF ELEVATOR CONTROL SYS. OP’S & LEAK CHECK OF ELEVATOR FEEL CONTROL UNIT ACCOMPLISHED, NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSP OF LT & RT ELEVATOR LINKAGES & PUSHRODS IN HORIZONTAL STAB, NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSP REVEALED A FROZEN PULLEY AT FS 280, FROZEN PULLEY LUBED & FREED, OP’S CKD NORMAL. INSP REVEALED LT ELEVATOR PCU HAD A BUMPY FEEL. LT ELEVATOR PCU R & R, OPS & LEAKED CKD NORMAL. INSP OF LT & RT ELEVATOR HINGES ACCOMPLISHED, NO DEFECTS NOTED. LUBED LT & RT ELEVATOR HINGES. ELEVATOR SYS FRICTION TEST. FINAL OPS CK NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.