A Qantas spokeswoman said a hydraulic fault caused the incident.
"There is no safety risk whatsoever ... it is a mechanical issue," she said.
See now we have the new spin, probably right but it just doesn't have the right feel when Qantas say it.
That just about sums up their current position which they refuse to acknowledge on matters that six months ago, would never have even rated a mention.
One day they might get it that the public are worried.