AIrclues
From my distant memory, the removal of the down-lock pins must be entered in the AML.
FWIW (probably not a lot) it still is with us (744/777) - downlock pins must be removed, seen by the flight crew and signed as removed in the AML prior to a pushback prior to flight. Obviously (?) the gear steering lock out pin gets removed prior to taxi.....
Now...are we any closer to finding out what happened with the 380?