<< >> NASA ASRS Report 501710, February 2001

A canadair cl-65 on initial climb declared and emergency and diverted due to loss of trailing edge flap control.

Attributes
ACN	501710
Time
Date	200102
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure : other published ifr departure
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 2300
ASRS Report	501710
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : flap fail msg other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Aircraft Chart Or Publication Company
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After takeoff during flap retraction the flap fail caution message appeared on the EICAS. The flaps were at 8 degree while the flap lever was at 0 degree. After running the QRH and notifying the flight attendant, passengers, dispatch, and maintenance, we declared an emergency as a precautionary measure and returned to ZZZ. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the flap system was inspected prior to flight per the airworthiness directive and found ok. The reporter said this flap control problem is on going and has happened several times to the reporter.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CANADAIR CL-65 ON INITIAL CLB DECLARED AND EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO LOSS OF TRAILING EDGE FLAP CTL.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF DURING FLAP RETRACTION THE FLAP FAIL CAUTION MSG APPEARED ON THE EICAS. THE FLAPS WERE AT 8 DEG WHILE THE FLAP LEVER WAS AT 0 DEG. AFTER RUNNING THE QRH AND NOTIFYING THE FA, PASSENGERS, DISPATCH, AND MAINT, WE DECLARED AN EMER AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE AND RETURNED TO ZZZ. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE FLAP SYS WAS INSPECTED PRIOR TO FLT PER THE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE AND FOUND OK. THE RPTR SAID THIS FLAP CTL PROB IS ON GOING AND HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES TO THE RPTR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.