Narrative:

As the flight approached the FAF; a flap selection to a flap setting of 2 degrees was selected. The flap fail message appeared. The approach was abandoned till the flight crew could evaluate and address the problem. The dispatcher and maintenance were advised by ACARS. The crew was informed along with the passenger as to what the problem was and what type of landing to expect. The QRH was followed; an emergency was declared; and the flight returned to the field for a landing and taxied to the gate ahead of schedule.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLIGHT CREW OF EMBRAER 190 RECEIVES FLAPS FAIL MESSAGE ON FINAL APPROACH. ABANDON APPROACH; FOLLOW THE QRH PROCEDURE AND LAND AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.

Narrative: AS THE FLT APCHED THE FAF; A FLAP SELECTION TO A FLAP SETTING OF 2 DEGS WAS SELECTED. THE FLAP FAIL MESSAGE APPEARED. THE APCH WAS ABANDONED TILL THE FLT CREW COULD EVALUATE AND ADDRESS THE PROB. THE DISPATCHER AND MAINT WERE ADVISED BY ACARS. THE CREW WAS INFORMED ALONG WITH THE PAX AS TO WHAT THE PROB WAS AND WHAT TYPE OF LNDG TO EXPECT. THE QRH WAS FOLLOWED; AN EMER WAS DECLARED; AND THE FLT RETURNED TO THE FIELD FOR A LNDG AND TAXIED TO THE GATE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.

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.