What happened
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Narrative: on January 17, 1994, commander N2828S, owned and operated by suburban air freight, inc. experienced an unsafe NLG indication upon departure from alliance, Nebraska. The PIC, joseph s. bennett, failed to obtain a safe gear indication through several cycles while enroute to norfolk, Nebraska. The PIC elected to divert to Omaha Eppley Airfield for ATCT confirmation. Following ATCT confirmation of an unsafe nose landing gear, the PIC attained a safe NLG indication. The aircraft landed at Omaha Eppley without further incident. Subsequent investigation disclosed the presence of sand and grit between the NLG trunnion assembly and the nose landing gear steering collars, pn: 9935-1 and pn: 9935-3. The NLG was cleaned, inspected, and tested prior to return to service. Note: the sand in the NLG collar radius prevented the NLG from centering properly upon retraction, causing the NLG to interfere with the nose landing gear doors. FAA form 8010-R, malfunction or defect report has been submitted by suburban air freight, inc. this incident is closed with this report.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 17, 1994, COMMANDER N2828S, OWNED AND OPERATED BY SUBURBAN AIR FREIGHT, INC. EXPERIENCED AN UNSAFE NLG INDICATION UPON DEPARTURE FROM ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA. THE PIC, JOSEPH S. BENNETT, FAILED TO OBTAIN A SAFE GEAR INDICATION THROUGH SEVERAL CYCLES WHILE ENROUTE TO NORFOLK, NEBRASKA. THE PIC ELECTED TO DIVERT TO OMAHA EPPLEY AIRFIELD FOR ATCT CONFIRMATION. FOLLOWING ATCT CONFIRMATION OF AN UNSAFE NOSE LANDING GEAR, THE PIC ATTAINED A SAFE NLG INDICATION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT OMAHA EPPLEY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THE PRESENCE OF SAND AND GRIT BETWEEN THE NLG TRUNNION ASSEMBLY AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STEERING COLLARS, PN: 9935-1 AND PN: 9935-3. THE NLG WAS CLEANED, INSPECTED, AND TESTED PRIOR TO RETURN TO SERVICE. NOTE: THE SAND IN THE NLG COLLAR RADIUS PREVENTED THE NLG FROM CENTERING PROPERLY UPON RETRACTION, CAUSING THE NLG TO INTERFERE WITH THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS. FAA FORM 8010-R, MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED BY SUBURBAN AIR FREIGHT, INC. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.
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