Carj-200 suffers a flap fail message on approach.

Attributes
ACN	727555
Time
Date	200702
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 27
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2500
ASRS Report	727555
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas flap caution
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Flight from ZZZ1 to ZZZ. It was my leg and on approach to ZZZ we got a flap fail caution. Captain instructed me to take the radios and ask for delay vectors and declare an emergency while he ran the QRH. We completed all tasks and were re-vectored for ZZZ ILS runway 27; landing without incident. I have asked around and found that flap failures in the crj are common in the winter. Because of the increased tendency to balloon in the flare during situations like this; I would suggest more emphasis be placed on 0 flaps lndgs in the simulator to enhance safety.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CARJ-200 SUFFERS A FLAP FAIL MESSAGE ON APCH.

Narrative: FLT FROM ZZZ1 TO ZZZ. IT WAS MY LEG AND ON APCH TO ZZZ WE GOT A FLAP FAIL CAUTION. CAPT INSTRUCTED ME TO TAKE THE RADIOS AND ASK FOR DELAY VECTORS AND DECLARE AN EMER WHILE HE RAN THE QRH. WE COMPLETED ALL TASKS AND WERE RE-VECTORED FOR ZZZ ILS RWY 27; LNDG WITHOUT INCIDENT. I HAVE ASKED AROUND AND FOUND THAT FLAP FAILURES IN THE CRJ ARE COMMON IN THE WINTER. BECAUSE OF THE INCREASED TENDENCY TO BALLOON IN THE FLARE DURING SITUATIONS LIKE THIS; I WOULD SUGGEST MORE EMPHASIS BE PLACED ON 0 FLAPS LNDGS IN THE SIMULATOR TO ENHANCE SAFETY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.