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A crj-200 flight crew noticed a flaps fail caution message in cruise when flaps were retracted. They ran the checklist; coordinated with dispatch; declared an emergency; and landed with equipment standing by.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 810731 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200810 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 14000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| 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 |
| 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 : 60 flight time total : 2600 flight time type : 1600 |
| ASRS Report | 810731 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : caution message other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During cruise just before descent into ZZZ 'flaps fail' caution message appeared (flaps were at zero). I flew the aircraft and had the first officer run the appropriate cfm checklist per company policy. We contacted dispatch through ZZZ operations and I notified the flight attendant of the situation. I also made an announcement informing the passenger that we would be landing a little bit faster than usual; etc. As an added precaution; I declared an emergency and had the trucks wait for us. The actual approach and landing was uneventful. We stopped on the runway and had the firefighters doublechk our brakes for fire even though the brakes were actually very cool (I had the idea that maybe they would have heated up a lot more than usual). The firefighters found no issues with our aircraft; so we continued to the gate and deplaned without further event.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CRJ-200 FLIGHT CREW NOTICED A FLAPS FAIL CAUTION MESSAGE IN CRUISE WHEN FLAPS WERE RETRACTED. THEY RAN THE CHECKLIST; COORDINATED WITH DISPATCH; DECLARED AN EMERGENCY; AND LANDED WITH EQUIPMENT STANDING BY.
Narrative: DURING CRUISE JUST BEFORE DSCNT INTO ZZZ 'FLAPS FAIL' CAUTION MESSAGE APPEARED (FLAPS WERE AT ZERO). I FLEW THE ACFT AND HAD THE FO RUN THE APPROPRIATE CFM CHKLIST PER COMPANY POLICY. WE CONTACTED DISPATCH THROUGH ZZZ OPS AND I NOTIFIED THE FLT ATTENDANT OF THE SITUATION. I ALSO MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT INFORMING THE PAX THAT WE WOULD BE LNDG A LITTLE BIT FASTER THAN USUAL; ETC. AS AN ADDED PRECAUTION; I DECLARED AN EMER AND HAD THE TRUCKS WAIT FOR US. THE ACTUAL APCH AND LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. WE STOPPED ON THE RWY AND HAD THE FIREFIGHTERS DOUBLECHK OUR BRAKES FOR FIRE EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKES WERE ACTUALLY VERY COOL (I HAD THE IDEA THAT MAYBE THEY WOULD HAVE HEATED UP A LOT MORE THAN USUAL). THE FIREFIGHTERS FOUND NO ISSUES WITH OUR ACFT; SO WE CONTINUED TO THE GATE AND DEPLANED WITHOUT FURTHER 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.