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Emb-135 crew had an EICAS 'flap fail' message during approach. This was a chronic problem with this aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 603017 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200312 |
| Day | Fri |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lbb.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lbb.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 135 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 603017 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas flap fail message other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : fault isolation performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Company Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Flap fail during approach. Declared emergency. Aircraft had numerous previous entries concerning flap failures in-flight. We had a&P mechanic assigned to our aircraft to troubleshoot any flap failure during our flight. We received a flap fail EICAS message. We declared emergency with lbb tower and advised them of problem and requested crash fire rescue equipment. We landed safely and uneventfully. Contacted dispatch of emergency and flap fail and contacted moc also. I also advised assistant chief pilot dfw (captain I believe) after emergency. I also spoke to crash fire rescue equipment personnel and thanked them for their response.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EMB-135 CREW HAD AN EICAS 'FLAP FAIL' MESSAGE DURING APCH. THIS WAS A CHRONIC PROB WITH THIS ACFT.
Narrative: FLAP FAIL DURING APCH. DECLARED EMER. ACFT HAD NUMEROUS PREVIOUS ENTRIES CONCERNING FLAP FAILURES INFLT. WE HAD A&P MECH ASSIGNED TO OUR ACFT TO TROUBLESHOOT ANY FLAP FAILURE DURING OUR FLT. WE RECEIVED A FLAP FAIL EICAS MESSAGE. WE DECLARED EMER WITH LBB TWR AND ADVISED THEM OF PROB AND REQUESTED CFR. WE LANDED SAFELY AND UNEVENTFULLY. CONTACTED DISPATCH OF EMER AND FLAP FAIL AND CONTACTED MOC ALSO. I ALSO ADVISED ASSISTANT CHIEF PLT DFW (CAPT I BELIEVE) AFTER EMER. I ALSO SPOKE TO CFR PERSONNEL AND THANKED THEM FOR THEIR RESPONSE.
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.