This is an 'operational incident' and one that Qantas is reported as taking "very seriously". As to the comment regarding there was no risk of the aircraft landing without the gear down, I think this comment is poorly phrased, there is always risk of a gear up landing, or a wing falling off for that matter. Perhaps it should have been worded as no immediate risk as there was other layers of protection there to prevent a landing occurring (ldg config warning, GPWS).
As to the comment regarding 'no flight safety issue', there wasn't. If anyone has a problem about this I suggest the read the ICAO accident investigation definition / ATSB definition of flight safety issue.
Please everyone re-read the reasoned post presented by Cactus Jack, as this is one of the only posts with merit in the entire discussion. Why is everyone looking for more story to this than there really is???
http://www.pprune.org/dg-p-reporting...ml#post5292656
Regards,
MHA