B737-500 on approach at 1000 ft AGL reports the elevator appeared unusually heavy.

Attributes
ACN	680648
Time
Date	200511
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-500
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 1520
ASRS Report	680648
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer observation : company check pilot
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Upon disengaging the autoplt at 1000 ft AGL on approach to runway 16L ZZZ; the elevator seemed unusually heavy. The lca; PNF; felt the controls and agreed that they were indeed heavy. We landed uneventfully and during taxi noted heavy elevator forces. Maintenance advised and defect entered in ACARS along with briefing the mechanic. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the maintenance action taken is unknown.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-500 ON APCH AT 1000 FT AGL RPTS THE ELEVATOR APPEARED UNUSUALLY HVY.

Narrative: UPON DISENGAGING THE AUTOPLT AT 1000 FT AGL ON APCH TO RWY 16L ZZZ; THE ELEVATOR SEEMED UNUSUALLY HVY. THE LCA; PNF; FELT THE CTLS AND AGREED THAT THEY WERE INDEED HVY. WE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AND DURING TAXI NOTED HVY ELEVATOR FORCES. MAINT ADVISED AND DEFECT ENTERED IN ACARS ALONG WITH BRIEFING THE MECH. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE MAINT ACTION TAKEN IS UNKNOWN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.