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The flight crew of a CL65 experienced a flaps fail EICAS message. Declared an emergency and returned to the departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 850021 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200908 |
| 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 CL65 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Flap Control (Trailing & Leading Edge) |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 9000 Flight Crew Type 5500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
Took off flaps 20. After selecting flap handle to 8; received a flaps fail caution message and the flaps stayed at 20. Ran the QRH for flaps fail while receiving box vectors around the airport from ATC. After finishing the QRH we talked to dispatch and maintenance control. The decision was made to land back in ZZZ. The flight attendant and the passengers were kept well informed of our situation. An emergency was declared and we landed at flaps 20 without incident. The flap operating procedures and lower flap extension speeds have seemed to help the flap issue system wide. I do not know what more could be done from an operational standpoint with the flap retraction after takeoff.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The flight crew of a CL65 experienced a FLAPS FAIL EICAS message. Declared an emergency and returned to the departure airport.
Narrative: Took off Flaps 20. After selecting flap handle to 8; received a FLAPS FAIL caution message and the flaps stayed at 20. Ran the QRH for flaps fail while receiving box vectors around the airport from ATC. After finishing the QRH we talked to dispatch and Maintenance Control. The decision was made to land back in ZZZ. The flight attendant and the passengers were kept well informed of our situation. An emergency was declared and we landed at Flaps 20 without incident. The flap operating procedures and lower flap extension speeds have seemed to help the flap issue system wide. I do not know what more could be done from an operational standpoint with the flap retraction after takeoff.
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.