Emb-145 flight crew reported a 'flap fail' message while retracting the flaps during climbout.

Attributes
ACN	1524561
Time
Date	201803
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Flap Control (Trailing & Leading Edge)
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe

Narrative:

During initial climbout after flaps selected up we received an EICAS message flap fail. Flaps indicated zero. Completed QRH. Did not deem it safe to return or [divert to] nearby airports due to snow storms and low visibility. Contacted dispatch and discussed continuing. Confirmed the longest runway at [our destination] was closed so we decided to divert for a longer runway. Crew and dispatch agreed on ZZZ. [Advised ATC] and diverted to ZZZ. Had crash fire rescue equipment (crash fire rescue) check our brake temps after landing. Maintenance flap failure [was the cause].

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMB-145 flight crew reported a 'Flap Fail' message while retracting the flaps during climbout.

Narrative: During initial climbout after flaps selected up we received an EICAS message FLAP FAIL. Flaps indicated zero. Completed QRH. Did not deem it safe to return or [divert to] nearby airports due to snow storms and low visibility. Contacted dispatch and discussed continuing. Confirmed the longest runway at [our destination] was closed so we decided to divert for a longer runway. Crew and dispatch agreed on ZZZ. [Advised ATC] and diverted to ZZZ. Had CFR (Crash Fire Rescue) check our brake temps after landing. Maintenance flap failure [was the cause].

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.