A B757-200 on rotation experienced hesitation or resistance in the elevator. During hand flown approach additional roughness was present. Caused by a restr bearing in the elevator feel and ctring unit.

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Attributes
ACN	609965
Time
Date	200402
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : slc.airport
State Reference	UT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4227 msl bound upper : 20000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : s56.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 15000
ASRS Report	609965
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : elevator operation ctl other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During rotation on departure from slc to anc, there was a hesitation or a resistance in the elevator. The resistance was only momentary and the aircraft was hand flown to approximately FL200 with no further problems. During the hand flown portion of the approach and landing, additional roughness and resistance was present in the elevator. Maintenance was accomplished to correct. The problem was a binding or restr bearing in the elevator ctring assembly.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 ON ROTATION EXPERIENCED HESITATION OR RESISTANCE IN THE ELEVATOR. DURING HAND FLOWN APCH ADDITIONAL ROUGHNESS WAS PRESENT. CAUSED BY A RESTR BEARING IN THE ELEVATOR FEEL AND CTRING UNIT.

Narrative: DURING ROTATION ON DEP FROM SLC TO ANC, THERE WAS A HESITATION OR A RESISTANCE IN THE ELEVATOR. THE RESISTANCE WAS ONLY MOMENTARY AND THE ACFT WAS HAND FLOWN TO APPROX FL200 WITH NO FURTHER PROBS. DURING THE HAND FLOWN PORTION OF THE APCH AND LNDG, ADDITIONAL ROUGHNESS AND RESISTANCE WAS PRESENT IN THE ELEVATOR. MAINT WAS ACCOMPLISHED TO CORRECT. THE PROB WAS A BINDING OR RESTR BEARING IN THE ELEVATOR CTRING ASSEMBLY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.