The FDR data revealed the elevator control surface position during the taxi and takeoff was consistent with its position if the gust lock was engaged. The gust lock handle, located on the right side of the control pedestal, was found in the forward (OFF) position, and the elevator gust lock latch was found not engaged.
I thought that the elevator stayed in the same slightly down position if the lock was engaged or not engaged, the lock just stopped it moving with the wind.