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Flight crew of a canadair CL65 declared an emergency and abandoned an ILS approach when the wing flap system failed and displayed an EICAS warning.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 465150 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200003 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cyyz.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Ice |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : iad.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 33l |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : private pilot : cfi pilot : student pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 9800 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 465150 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer observation : company check pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : wing flaps other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
IOE with a new captain in left seat and line check airman in the right seat. Having just descended through light to moderate icing conditions while being vectored for an approach to ILS runway 33L cyyz, we began to configure the CL65 at 3000 ft MSL. We extended the gear and selected flaps 30 degrees. At that point flaps failed at 30 degrees with associated flaps fail message on the EICAS. We abandoned the approach, declared an emergency. ATC gave time and vectors in order to complete QRH checklists. ATC then vectored us for ILS runway 33R at cyyz. The approach and landing were uneventful. The CL65 has an airworthiness directive dealing specifically with the flaps fail or flap twist. I have had flaps fail without flap twist at least 4 times in 2500 hours of operation and 3 1/2 yrs flying this aircraft type. I am concerned about the safety of the current CL65 flap system.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A CANADAIR CL65 DECLARED AN EMER AND ABANDONED AN ILS APCH WHEN THE WING FLAP SYS FAILED AND DISPLAYED AN EICAS WARNING.
Narrative: IOE WITH A NEW CAPT IN L SEAT AND LINE CHK AIRMAN IN THE R SEAT. HAVING JUST DSNDED THROUGH LIGHT TO MODERATE ICING CONDITIONS WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR AN APCH TO ILS RWY 33L CYYZ, WE BEGAN TO CONFIGURE THE CL65 AT 3000 FT MSL. WE EXTENDED THE GEAR AND SELECTED FLAPS 30 DEGS. AT THAT POINT FLAPS FAILED AT 30 DEGS WITH ASSOCIATED FLAPS FAIL MESSAGE ON THE EICAS. WE ABANDONED THE APCH, DECLARED AN EMER. ATC GAVE TIME AND VECTORS IN ORDER TO COMPLETE QRH CHKLISTS. ATC THEN VECTORED US FOR ILS RWY 33R AT CYYZ. THE APCH AND LNDG WERE UNEVENTFUL. THE CL65 HAS AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE DEALING SPECIFICALLY WITH THE FLAPS FAIL OR FLAP TWIST. I HAVE HAD FLAPS FAIL WITHOUT FLAP TWIST AT LEAST 4 TIMES IN 2500 HRS OF OP AND 3 1/2 YRS FLYING THIS ACFT TYPE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE CURRENT CL65 FLAP SYS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.