A CRJ200 flaps failed at 30 degrees during flap selection for landing. A go around was executed and ...

Attributes
ACN	763934
Time
Date	200711
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 2200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
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	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 850 flight time type : 120
ASRS Report	763934
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 4500
ASRS Report	763932
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : executed go around flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

While on a visual approach to ZZZ I called for flaps 30 and when the captain selected the flap setting; the flaps moved to 30 degrees and when they got there; we received a flaps fail message. Immediately we went around; informing ATC that we would need some time to work out our problem. As I flew the plane and handled the radios; the captain ran the flaps fail QRH procedure. He also informed the flight attendant as to why we had gone around. The captain calculated the appropriate numbers and confirmed with dispatch that the numbers were safe and correct. The captain talked to maintenance and agreed that it was safe to continue to land. By this point; we had declared an emergency with ATC. Once everyone had been contacted and all the numbers crosschecked we commenced another visual approach and had an uneventful landing. Once we were clear of the runway we informed ATC that we no longer needed assistance and taxied to the gate. The captain had me leave the flaps in the flap 30 position instead of retracting them. Once we got to the gate the passengers deplaned and thanked us for the good flight and landing and did not seem scared. The captain and I asked the flight attendant how she was doing and she indicated that everyone had been calm and she was fine herself. We left the plane with maintenance personnel that arrived and went to the hotel.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CRJ200 FLAPS FAILED AT 30 DEGREES DURING FLAP SELECTION FOR LNDG. A GAR WAS EXECUTED AND AN EMER DECLARED. AFTER THE QRH WAS CONSULTED A NORMAL LNDG FOLLOWED.

Narrative: WHILE ON A VISUAL APPROACH TO ZZZ I CALLED FOR FLAPS 30 AND WHEN THE CAPTAIN SELECTED THE FLAP SETTING; THE FLAPS MOVED TO 30 DEGREES AND WHEN THEY GOT THERE; WE RECEIVED A FLAPS FAIL MESSAGE. IMMEDIATELY WE WENT AROUND; INFORMING ATC THAT WE WOULD NEED SOME TIME TO WORK OUT OUR PROBLEM. AS I FLEW THE PLANE AND HANDLED THE RADIOS; THE CAPTAIN RAN THE FLAPS FAIL QRH PROCEDURE. HE ALSO INFORMED THE FLT ATTENDANT AS TO WHY WE HAD GONE AROUND. THE CAPTAIN CALCULATED THE APPROPRIATE NUMBERS AND CONFIRMED WITH DISPATCH THAT THE NUMBERS WERE SAFE AND CORRECT. THE CAPTAIN TALKED TO MAINT AND AGREED THAT IT WAS SAFE TO CONTINUE TO LAND. BY THIS POINT; WE HAD DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH ATC. ONCE EVERYONE HAD BEEN CONTACTED AND ALL THE NUMBERS CROSSCHECKED WE COMMENCED ANOTHER VISUAL APPROACH AND HAD AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. ONCE WE WERE CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY WE INFORMED ATC THAT WE NO LONGER NEEDED ASSISTANCE AND TAXIED TO THE GATE. THE CAPTAIN HAD ME LEAVE THE FLAPS IN THE FLAP 30 POSITION INSTEAD OF RETRACTING THEM. ONCE WE GOT TO THE GATE THE PASSENGERS DEPLANED AND THANKED US FOR THE GOOD FLIGHT AND LANDING AND DID NOT SEEM SCARED. THE CAPTAIN AND I ASKED THE FA HOW SHE WAS DOING AND SHE INDICATED THAT EVERYONE HAD BEEN CALM AND SHE WAS FINE HERSELF. WE LEFT THE PLANE WITH MAINT PERSONNEL THAT ARRIVED AND WENT TO THE HOTEL.

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.

A CRJ200 flaps failed at 30 degrees during flap selection for landing. A go around was executed and an emergency declared. After the QRH was consulted a normal landing followed.