What was found
AFTER TAKE OFF, ON GEAR RETRACTION, THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. THE RED UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE AMBER DOOR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE SOUND WAS OBVIOUS THAT IT WAS NOT RETRACTED. AFTER PERFORMING THE ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION CHECKLIST, ALL GEAR AND DOORS EXTENDED NORMALLY. RETURNED TO THE FIELD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. AFTER ARRIVAL TO THE GATE, THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR DOORS NOTICED. AIRSPEED DID NOT EVER EXCEED 185 KIAS. LANDING WEIGHT APPROXIMATELY 59,500 LBS. ACFT FERRIED FOR REPAIRS. REPLACED NGLK1, NGLK2 PROXIMITY HARNESS AND LT, RT FWD NLG DOORS, OPS CHECKED GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.