Air India A321 near Coimbatore on Oct 15th 2014, hydraulic failure

An Air India Airbus A321-200, registration VT-PPH performing flight AI-657 from Mumbai to Coimbatore (India) with 186 passengers, was enroute at FL250 about 200nm north of Coimbatore and 320nm south of Mumbai when the crew received indication of a hydraulic failure preventing normal release of the landing gear. The crew decided to return to Mumbai where the crew performed an alternate gear extension and landed safely about 100 minutes after departure.

A replacement Airbus A321-200 registration VT-PPX reached Coimbatore with a delay of 3 hours.