Narrative:

We were departing ZZZ en route to ZZZ1. On climb out I noticed that my mfd had failed. I alerted the captain and he said that he had the airplane and the radios; if I would pull out the QRH procedure for an mfd failure. However; once I did so I was unable to find the procedure for an mfd failure. I then called dispatch and got xferred to maintenance and advised them of the problem. I asked them if they had any guidance on a QRH procedure and whether or not there was a need to return to the airport. Maintenance said that a shutdown of the electrical system and a reboot would most likely fix the problem; but beyond that there was no other guidance given and there was no need to return. The captain then xferred controls to me and said that he wanted to see if he could find something. A few mins later he found the checklist for 'display control panel failure.' he completed the checklist; however; the mfd was still inoperative on my side. We continued to ZZZ1 and as soon as we turned the system off and back on the mfd returned as working normally. I believe one of the contributing factors of my failure to find the correct checklist was that I was looking for the verbiage of 'mfd failure.' although I think the checklist name is vague; I am sure that better knowledge on my part would have negated the problem. In the future I will be sure to have a better understanding of the QRH and where to find particular failures.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CRJ200 MFD FAILED ON CLB OUT. A VAGUELY TITLED QRH PROCEDURE 'DISPLAY CONTROL PANEL FAILURE' APPLIED BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

Narrative: WE WERE DEPARTING ZZZ ENRTE TO ZZZ1. ON CLBOUT I NOTICED THAT MY MFD HAD FAILED. I ALERTED THE CAPT AND HE SAID THAT HE HAD THE AIRPLANE AND THE RADIOS; IF I WOULD PULL OUT THE QRH PROC FOR AN MFD FAILURE. HOWEVER; ONCE I DID SO I WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROC FOR AN MFD FAILURE. I THEN CALLED DISPATCH AND GOT XFERRED TO MAINT AND ADVISED THEM OF THE PROB. I ASKED THEM IF THEY HAD ANY GUIDANCE ON A QRH PROC AND WHETHER OR NOT THERE WAS A NEED TO RETURN TO THE ARPT. MAINT SAID THAT A SHUTDOWN OF THE ELECTRICAL SYS AND A REBOOT WOULD MOST LIKELY FIX THE PROB; BUT BEYOND THAT THERE WAS NO OTHER GUIDANCE GIVEN AND THERE WAS NO NEED TO RETURN. THE CAPT THEN XFERRED CTLS TO ME AND SAID THAT HE WANTED TO SEE IF HE COULD FIND SOMETHING. A FEW MINS LATER HE FOUND THE CHKLIST FOR 'DISPLAY CTL PANEL FAILURE.' HE COMPLETED THE CHKLIST; HOWEVER; THE MFD WAS STILL INOP ON MY SIDE. WE CONTINUED TO ZZZ1 AND AS SOON AS WE TURNED THE SYS OFF AND BACK ON THE MFD RETURNED AS WORKING NORMALLY. I BELIEVE ONE OF THE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS OF MY FAILURE TO FIND THE CORRECT CHKLIST WAS THAT I WAS LOOKING FOR THE VERBIAGE OF 'MFD FAILURE.' ALTHOUGH I THINK THE CHKLIST NAME IS VAGUE; I AM SURE THAT BETTER KNOWLEDGE ON MY PART WOULD HAVE NEGATED THE PROB. IN THE FUTURE I WILL BE SURE TO HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE QRH AND WHERE TO FIND PARTICULAR FAILURES.

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.