CRJ200 returned to departure airport after receiving a flaps fail message on climb out.

Attributes
ACN	827664
Time
Date	200903
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Flap/Slat Control System
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Other Over Weight Landing

Narrative:

On climbout ZZZ at approximately 17;000 ft; we received a 'flaps fail' message indicating zero degrees. After conferring with dispatch and maintenance; we returned to ZZZ. We declared an emergency and landed uneventfully at 43;000 pounds.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRJ200 returned to departure airport after receiving a flaps fail message on climb out.

Narrative: On climbout ZZZ at approximately 17;000 FT; we received a 'Flaps Fail' message indicating zero degrees. After conferring with Dispatch and maintenance; we returned to ZZZ. We declared an emergency and landed uneventfully at 43;000 LBS.

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.