CL65 flight crew experiences multiple failures. First, autoplt has problems tracking the CDI. Second, flight crew gets a flap fail caution message, declares an emergency and diverts for landing.

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Attributes
ACN	572782
Time
Date	200302
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : jfk.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 : 31l
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : missed approach ground : maintenance
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 172 flight time total : 3700 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	572782
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : flap fail caution msg other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to alternate flight crew : executed missed approach flight crew : overrode automation flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

We were being vectored from the southeast to runway 31L ILS. The FMA on the autoplt captured the localizer while we were still full scale deflection on the CDI. The autoplt then turned to the right causing us to be perpendicular to the approach course. The first officer quickly disengaged the autoplt and turned us back on course. In the process we flew through the course and rejoined from the north. The first officer hand flew the approach and at approximately 1000 ft the CDI went full scale right. As we executed a missed approach, I saw the runway way off to our right. On the missed, ATC (tower) told us to climb to 2000 ft and go direct to canarsie, which was not on our approach plate, therefore, there was a delay before we could tune and turn to the VOR. Once on the ground, maintenance cleared us for a one-time ferry permit back to ZZZ. While en route to ZZZ at FL310, we received a flaps fail caution message. After running the QRH, we declared an emergency and diverted to day due to WX in ZZZ. We landed uneventfully.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CL65 FLT CREW EXPERIENCES MULTIPLE FAILURES. FIRST, AUTOPLT HAS PROBS TRACKING THE CDI. SECOND, FLT CREW GETS A FLAP FAIL CAUTION MESSAGE, DECLARES AN EMER AND DIVERTS FOR LNDG.

Narrative: WE WERE BEING VECTORED FROM THE SE TO RWY 31L ILS. THE FMA ON THE AUTOPLT CAPTURED THE LOC WHILE WE WERE STILL FULL SCALE DEFLECTION ON THE CDI. THE AUTOPLT THEN TURNED TO THE R CAUSING US TO BE PERPENDICULAR TO THE APCH COURSE. THE FO QUICKLY DISENGAGED THE AUTOPLT AND TURNED US BACK ON COURSE. IN THE PROCESS WE FLEW THROUGH THE COURSE AND REJOINED FROM THE N. THE FO HAND FLEW THE APCH AND AT APPROX 1000 FT THE CDI WENT FULL SCALE R. AS WE EXECUTED A MISSED APCH, I SAW THE RWY WAY OFF TO OUR R. ON THE MISSED, ATC (TWR) TOLD US TO CLB TO 2000 FT AND GO DIRECT TO CANARSIE, WHICH WAS NOT ON OUR APCH PLATE, THEREFORE, THERE WAS A DELAY BEFORE WE COULD TUNE AND TURN TO THE VOR. ONCE ON THE GND, MAINT CLRED US FOR A ONE-TIME FERRY PERMIT BACK TO ZZZ. WHILE ENRTE TO ZZZ AT FL310, WE RECEIVED A FLAPS FAIL CAUTION MESSAGE. AFTER RUNNING THE QRH, WE DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED TO DAY DUE TO WX IN ZZZ. WE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY.

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.