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Carj flight crew encounters a flap failure and must land zero flaps under emergency declaration. Second time in same day for aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 780268 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200803 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 17800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : vacating altitude ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9200 flight time type : 6500 |
| ASRS Report | 780268 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 150 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 780267762 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : fault isolation performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : testing |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Upon descent we received a flaps half-speed status message immediately followed by a flaps fail caution message. We performed the QRH procedure for flaps fail caution message; declared an emergency and landed flaps 0 degree in ZZZ safely. We noticed before leaving ZZZ1 the aircraft returned to ZZZ1 and landed flaps 0 degree that same day. The maintenance actions included operating the flaps and a deferral that deferred a 'task card.' the indication I got from maintenance control was the deferral gave them 3 days to look deeper into the problem. The result was 2 emergency lndgs with passenger in the same aircraft in the same day. Maintenance did end up ferrying a different aircraft to ZZZ to operate flight X in the morning after the event.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CARJ FLT CREW ENCOUNTERS A FLAP FAILURE AND MUST LAND ZERO FLAPS UNDER EMERGENCY DECLARATION. SECOND TIME IN SAME DAY FOR ACFT.
Narrative: UPON DSCNT WE RECEIVED A FLAPS HALF-SPD STATUS MESSAGE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A FLAPS FAIL CAUTION MESSAGE. WE PERFORMED THE QRH PROC FOR FLAPS FAIL CAUTION MESSAGE; DECLARED AN EMER AND LANDED FLAPS 0 DEG IN ZZZ SAFELY. WE NOTICED BEFORE LEAVING ZZZ1 THE ACFT RETURNED TO ZZZ1 AND LANDED FLAPS 0 DEG THAT SAME DAY. THE MAINT ACTIONS INCLUDED OPERATING THE FLAPS AND A DEFERRAL THAT DEFERRED A 'TASK CARD.' THE INDICATION I GOT FROM MAINT CTL WAS THE DEFERRAL GAVE THEM 3 DAYS TO LOOK DEEPER INTO THE PROB. THE RESULT WAS 2 EMER LNDGS WITH PAX IN THE SAME ACFT IN THE SAME DAY. MAINT DID END UP FERRYING A DIFFERENT ACFT TO ZZZ TO OPERATE FLT X IN THE MORNING AFTER THE EVENT.
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.