What was found
DEPARTING KTEX THE MLG FAILED TO RETRACT COMPLETELY. PERFORMANCE DEGRADED & A NOISE ASSOCIATED WITH CONFIGURATION. FOLLOWED THE CHECKLIST AND DIVERTED. VISUALLY INSPECTED NLG & COMPLETED NLG STEERING - ADJUSTMENT/TEST TO VERIFY MLG RETRACTS WITH NOSE WHEELS CENTERED, NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED IAW MM 32-50-00. CHECKED RIG OF NLG UP-LOCK SWITCH & CYCLED THE NLG SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO DISCREPANCIES IAW MM 32-32-10. ARES WAS SENT FOR REVIEW BY PREVIOUS CREW & DOWNLOAD SHOWED THE NLG SQUAT SWITCH INTERMITTENTLY FAILED DURING RETRACTION. REMOVED NLG SQUAT SWITCH IAW MM 32-60-10. INSTALLED REPLACEMENT NLG SQUAT SWITCH AND ADJUSTED NLG HARNESS FOR PROPER FITMENT, OPS CHECKS GOOD, IAW MM 32-20-00 AND 32-60-05.