Qantas Gear Failure.........Sydney

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ooohh touchy Airbus Pilot.

Ok, I just checked the Airbus 330 Fcom 3 and yes you are correct. It says to cycle the gear and if nothing then use Altn extn.

But cycling it 3 times?

From the Fcom A330
FCOM 3
ABNORMAL AND EMERGENCY 3.02.32 P 3
LANDING GEAR TS5861/FTO/jt/CR/
REV 16 (6 Jun 2005)
This warning appears if the landing gear sequence is not completed after 30 seconds.
– L/G lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RECYCLE
Recycling the landing gear, switches the landing gear control to the other LGCIU.
● IF UNSUCCESSFUL:
● FOR L/G GRVTY EXTN:
MAX SPEED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 KT
– LDG GRVTY EXTN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DOWN