Narrative:

We were descending after having passed the xyz VOR; and were preparing for the VOR DME runway 21 approach. As I started to slow the aircraft; I called for flaps 8 degrees. We immediately got a flaps fail caution. We received clearance back to the VOR and held as published. The first officer proceeded with the emergency checklist. We informed center that we had a flap failure at the zero flap setting; and that we were declaring an emergency; and requested crash fire rescue equipment assistance on the ground. We sent an ACARS message to dispatch. We informed dispatch that our flaps had failed; and we would be doing a zero flap landing. We made at least 4 circuits in the holding pattern. After we finished the emergency checklist; we both thoroughly discussed the situation and some of the considerations for a zero flap landing. After ATC informed us that crash fire rescue equipment was standing by; we began the approach. The approach was otherwise uneventful. Maximum thrust reverse was used; but brake application was not excessive. Normal brake application was applied. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that the aircraft was a CRJ200.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CRJ200 'FLAPS FAIL' CAS ANNUNCIATED AS FLAPS 8 WERE SELECTED PRIOR TO LNDG. AN EMER WAS DECLARED FOLLOWED BY A NORMAL LNDG.

Narrative: WE WERE DSNDING AFTER HAVING PASSED THE XYZ VOR; AND WERE PREPARING FOR THE VOR DME RWY 21 APCH. AS I STARTED TO SLOW THE ACFT; I CALLED FOR FLAPS 8 DEGS. WE IMMEDIATELY GOT A FLAPS FAIL CAUTION. WE RECEIVED CLRNC BACK TO THE VOR AND HELD AS PUBLISHED. THE FO PROCEEDED WITH THE EMER CHKLIST. WE INFORMED CTR THAT WE HAD A FLAP FAILURE AT THE ZERO FLAP SETTING; AND THAT WE WERE DECLARING AN EMER; AND REQUESTED CFR ASSISTANCE ON THE GND. WE SENT AN ACARS MESSAGE TO DISPATCH. WE INFORMED DISPATCH THAT OUR FLAPS HAD FAILED; AND WE WOULD BE DOING A ZERO FLAP LNDG. WE MADE AT LEAST 4 CIRCUITS IN THE HOLDING PATTERN. AFTER WE FINISHED THE EMER CHKLIST; WE BOTH THOROUGHLY DISCUSSED THE SITUATION AND SOME OF THE CONSIDERATIONS FOR A ZERO FLAP LNDG. AFTER ATC INFORMED US THAT CFR WAS STANDING BY; WE BEGAN THE APCH. THE APCH WAS OTHERWISE UNEVENTFUL. MAX THRUST REVERSE WAS USED; BUT BRAKE APPLICATION WAS NOT EXCESSIVE. NORMAL BRAKE APPLICATION WAS APPLIED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: REPORTER STATED THAT THE ACFT WAS A CRJ200.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.