What was found
DURING APPROACH, MLG SELECTOR HANDLE WOULD NOT GO TO DOWN POSITION & ENGAGE DETENT. MLG HANDLE BINDING APPROX 1 INCH FROM BOTTOM DETENT. CYCLED MLG BUT HANDLE WOULD NOT ENGAGE DOWN DETENT. 3 GREEN DOWN & LOCKED LIGHTS & 3 RED MLG LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. MAIN AUX MLG LIGHTS GREEN & NLG MECH IND PIN INDICATING THE NLG DOWN & LOCKED. ELECTED TO DIVERT TO PERFORM A TOWER FLYBY & VISUALLY CONFIRM MLG DOWN. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. UPON INVESTIGATION, FOUND AN OBJECT THAT RESEMBLED A INK PEN CAP LODGED BETWEEN FLOORBOARD & MLG HANDLE BELLCRANK IMPEEDING TRAVEL. OBSTRUCTION REMOVED & MLG SELECTOR CONTROL ADJUST PERFORMED IAW 800A MM. FOUND TO BE OK. RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)