After utilizing flight spoilers to slow the crj 700 for arrival; caution messages appeared for outbo...

Attributes
ACN	780966
Time
Date	200804
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz.tracon
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 700 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	780966
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

While in the descent at 250 KTS; ATC gave new heading and speed 210 KTS 30 mi west of ZZZ. This is when I used a 1-4 position flight spoilers to reduce our speed. Shortly thereafter; 2 caution messages appeared: outboard spoilerons and outboard flight spoilers. I retracted the flight spoilers and took the radios; continuing flying while the first officer ran the QRH checklists for both items. We communicated to dispatch and received increased landing distance numbers. Emergency was declared as a precaution as our landing distance had increased putting more reliance on brakes to stop the aircraft. No abnormal flight handling; landed and taxied to the gate with no further problems; discrepancies were put in the logbook and maintenance met the aircraft shortly after and performed the reset procedure from a service letter.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFTER UTILIZING FLT SPOILERS TO SLOW THE CRJ 700 FOR ARRIVAL; CAUTION MESSAGES APPEARED FOR OUTBOARD SPOILERONS AND FLT SPOILERS. FLT CREW DECLARED AN EMER FOR INCREASED LNDG DISTANCE REQUIRED.

Narrative: WHILE IN THE DSCNT AT 250 KTS; ATC GAVE NEW HDG AND SPD 210 KTS 30 MI W OF ZZZ. THIS IS WHEN I USED A 1-4 POS FLT SPOILERS TO REDUCE OUR SPD. SHORTLY THEREAFTER; 2 CAUTION MESSAGES APPEARED: OUTBOARD SPOILERONS AND OUTBOARD FLT SPOILERS. I RETRACTED THE FLT SPOILERS AND TOOK THE RADIOS; CONTINUING FLYING WHILE THE FO RAN THE QRH CHKLISTS FOR BOTH ITEMS. WE COMMUNICATED TO DISPATCH AND RECEIVED INCREASED LNDG DISTANCE NUMBERS. EMER WAS DECLARED AS A PRECAUTION AS OUR LNDG DISTANCE HAD INCREASED PUTTING MORE RELIANCE ON BRAKES TO STOP THE ACFT. NO ABNORMAL FLT HANDLING; LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE GATE WITH NO FURTHER PROBS; DISCREPANCIES WERE PUT IN THE LOGBOOK AND MAINT MET THE ACFT SHORTLY AFTER AND PERFORMED THE RESET PROC FROM A SVC LETTER.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.

After utilizing flight spoilers to slow the crj 700 for arrival; caution messages appeared for outboard spoilerons and flight spoilers. Flight crew declared an emergency for increased landing distance required.