What was found
FLIGHT 2452. ELEVATOR CONTROL RESISTS MOVEMENT & BINDS. ISSUE PRESENT ON BOTH CONTROLS. IF CONTROLS PULLED FULL BACK & RELEASED, CONTROLS TAKE 2 SECS TO RETURN TO CENTER. RETURNED TO GATE REMOVED FROM SERVICE. C/W FIM 27-30-00-810-806-A. ELEVATOR COMMAND HARD TO MOVE OR SLOW, TASKS 27-30-00-810-009A-27-300-00-813-008-A E (2) 27-30-00-813-014-A, 27-30-00-813-016-A V1. CONTROL COLUMN REMAINS DISCONNECTED. FOUND PILOT'S SIDE CONTROL COLLUM DAMPER LEAKING FLUID. R & R THE CONTROL COLLUM DAMPER IAW AMM 27-31-02-000-801-A, 27-31-02-400-801-A. C/W ELE CONTROL SYS OPS CHK. OPS CKD GOOD. NO OTHER DEFECTS. IAW AMM 27-30-00-710-801-A. COMPLETED FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT CHK, ENSURED FULL TRAVEL & VERIFIED PROPER DIRECTION OF MOCEMENT. NO DEFECTS NOTED IAW GPM 9.2. RE-CONNECTED CONTROL COLLUM IAW AMM 27-31-06-840-801-A.