A crj-900's 'slat inoperative' EICAS caution message appeared during the approach when flaps 8 was s...

Attributes
ACN	818040
Time
Date	200901
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 900 (CRJ900)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Component
Aircraft Component	Leading Edge Slat
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

While descending to ZZZ; we were asked to slow down. As we were slowing; I asked for 'flaps 8 degrees.' first officer selected the lever and 'slats inoperative' EICAS caution message appeared. I asked the first officer to run the emergency checklist. He did. We discovered that we have no slats available. I transferred aircraft to first officer. Contacted dispatch; maintenance. Advised flight attendants. Declared emergency with approach. Explained that we will be passing the beginning of the runway with an increased speed. Asked for the longest runway. Took the airplane from first officer. Executed a normal landing. Landed safely.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CRJ-900's 'SLAT INOP' EICAS caution message appeared during the approach when flaps 8 was selected. The slats failed in the up position. An emergency was declared followed by a normal landing on the longest runway.

Narrative: While descending to ZZZ; we were asked to slow down. As we were slowing; I asked for 'flaps 8 degrees.' First Officer selected the lever and 'slats inoperative' EICAS caution message appeared. I asked the First Officer to run the Emergency Checklist. He did. We discovered that we have no slats available. I transferred aircraft to First Officer. Contacted Dispatch; Maintenance. Advised Flight Attendants. Declared emergency with Approach. Explained that we will be passing the beginning of the runway with an increased speed. Asked for the longest runway. Took the airplane from First Officer. Executed a normal landing. Landed safely.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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 crj-900's 'slat inoperative' EICAS caution message appeared during the approach when flaps 8 was selected. The slats failed in the up position. An emergency was declared followed by a normal landing on the longest runway.