Created Monday, Aug 11th 2025 11:55Z, last updated Monday, Aug 11th 2025 11:55Z
An Air India Airbus A320-200N, registration VT-TNL performing flight
AI-2455 from Thiruvananthapuram to Delhi (India), was enroute at FL340 about 160nm west of Chennai (India) when the crew turned 90 degrees to divert to Chennai due to a malfunction of the weather radar. The aircraft entered a hold at FL120 to burn off fuel, positioned for an approach to runway 25 but went around, positioned for a second approach and landed safely on Chennai's runway 25 about 100 minutes after turning towards Chennai.
The airline reported the aircraft encountered moderate turbulence and observed the weather information depicted on the weather radar was not accurate. Suspecting a weather radar malfunction the crew decided to divert to Chennai. The crew burned off fuel and approached runway 25 but was instructed to go around after a departing aircraft reported debris on the left side of the runway. An engeineering inspection did not find any anomaly, however, the weather radar transceiver was replaced as a precaution.
A replacement A320-200N registration VT-TQE reached Delhi with a delay of about 5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 9 hours after landing.
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