A B757 returned to its departure airport when the flight crew received and EICAS elev feel message.

Attributes
ACN	1091769
Time
Date	201306
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Elevator Feel System
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Total 23000
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

After takeoff received EICAS status message 'elev feel'. Advised dispatch; requested dispatch advised maintenance. Dispatch called back and requested we return the airplane to [our departure airport]. Diverted back to [our departure airport]; landed below maximum landing weight and made required logbook entry. The airplane was a 757.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 returned to its departure airport when the flight crew received and EICAS ELEV FEEL message.

Narrative: After takeoff received EICAS status message 'ELEV FEEL'. Advised Dispatch; requested Dispatch advised Maintenance. Dispatch called back and requested we return the airplane to [our departure airport]. Diverted back to [our departure airport]; landed below maximum landing weight and made required logbook entry. The airplane was a 757.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.