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Flight crew of carj are struck by lightning several times during arrival. Flaps fail to extend to landing position. Declare emergency; comply with appropriate checklists and land safely.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 652418 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200503 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Fog |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4900 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 652418 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : flap position indicator other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : executed go around |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Weather |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
En route to ZZZ; I believe we were struck by lightning several times. On vectors to ZZZ approach; we selected flaps 8 degrees then 20 degrees. An amber EICAS 'flaps fail' appeared. We notified approach that we would need radar vectors to complete our checklist prior to our approach. I conferred with flight control and company maintenance prior to landing. Prior to beginning the approach; we declared an emergency. The landing was made without event.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF CARJ ARE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING SEVERAL TIMES DURING ARR. FLAPS FAIL TO EXTEND TO LNDG POS. DECLARE EMER; COMPLY WITH APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS AND LAND SAFELY.
Narrative: ENRTE TO ZZZ; I BELIEVE WE WERE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING SEVERAL TIMES. ON VECTORS TO ZZZ APCH; WE SELECTED FLAPS 8 DEGS THEN 20 DEGS. AN AMBER EICAS 'FLAPS FAIL' APPEARED. WE NOTIFIED APCH THAT WE WOULD NEED RADAR VECTORS TO COMPLETE OUR CHKLIST PRIOR TO OUR APCH. I CONFERRED WITH FLT CTL AND COMPANY MAINT PRIOR TO LNDG. PRIOR TO BEGINNING THE APCH; WE DECLARED AN EMER. THE LNDG WAS MADE WITHOUT EVENT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.