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E145 flight crew experiences flap failure during cruise. Continue to destination; declare an emergency and land safely.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 692471 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200603 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zid.artcc |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl single value : 24000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| 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 : 6000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 692471 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
We were cruising along at FL240 when we got sas advanced message on EICAS. I xferred the flight controls to check my cfm. I found the procedure and factored the landing distance. When I took the controls back from my first officer; a second message on the EICAS popped up. It was a flaps fail message. I xferred the flight controls; checked my cfm and followed the procedures. We called our dispatch; asked them what they wanted us to do. We were 40 mi west of tri and 30 mi from L02 NAVAID. We had 3200 pounds of fuel on board. Dispatch told us to go to lex; that was our destination. When we reached L02 NAVAID; we were talking to ZID. I declared an emergency and told them we needed the trucks standing by. We landed safely in lexington; ky. The brake temperatures did not get into the yellow. The trucks followed us in and everybody was safe.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: E145 FLT CREW EXPERIENCES FLAP FAILURE DURING CRUISE. CONTINUE TO DEST; DECLARE AN EMER AND LAND SAFELY.
Narrative: WE WERE CRUISING ALONG AT FL240 WHEN WE GOT SAS ADVANCED MESSAGE ON EICAS. I XFERRED THE FLT CTLS TO CHK MY CFM. I FOUND THE PROC AND FACTORED THE LNDG DISTANCE. WHEN I TOOK THE CTLS BACK FROM MY FO; A SECOND MESSAGE ON THE EICAS POPPED UP. IT WAS A FLAPS FAIL MESSAGE. I XFERRED THE FLT CTLS; CHKED MY CFM AND FOLLOWED THE PROCS. WE CALLED OUR DISPATCH; ASKED THEM WHAT THEY WANTED US TO DO. WE WERE 40 MI W OF TRI AND 30 MI FROM L02 NAVAID. WE HAD 3200 LBS OF FUEL ON BOARD. DISPATCH TOLD US TO GO TO LEX; THAT WAS OUR DEST. WHEN WE REACHED L02 NAVAID; WE WERE TALKING TO ZID. I DECLARED AN EMER AND TOLD THEM WE NEEDED THE TRUCKS STANDING BY. WE LANDED SAFELY IN LEXINGTON; KY. THE BRAKE TEMPS DID NOT GET INTO THE YELLOW. THE TRUCKS FOLLOWED US IN AND EVERYBODY WAS SAFE.
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.