Narrative:

The captain and I were coming in around dusk on an approach into ZZZ when I called for flaps 8 degrees to begin configuring for the approach phase. Just after the flap lever was pulled; we noticed right away the plane was making no pitch change. Shortly thereafter; the flaps fail message appeared leading us to believe we had a flap problem. The flaps failed in a zero flap detent position as indicated by the flight control page. We requested box pattern vectors to run checklists and contact everyone that needed to be notified about our situation. Once that was taken care of; we requested to switch to a runway of greater length than the one we had originally planned to land on and ATC complied with our request. No emergency was declared because the captain and I assessed that the problem had been troubleshot and that all that was required of us; was to fly the approach at a higher than normal speed which wasn't going to compromise safety of flight. The event occurred due to a flap failure which isn't uncommon in this aircraft. After recalling the event; all actions taken before; during; and after were within parameters of company sops.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CL65 FLT CREW RECEIVES FLAPS FAIL MSG ON APPROACH; COMPLIES WITH QRH PROCEDURES; AND LANDS SAFELY.

Narrative: THE CAPT AND I WERE COMING IN AROUND DUSK ON AN APCH INTO ZZZ WHEN I CALLED FOR FLAPS 8 DEGS TO BEGIN CONFIGURING FOR THE APCH PHASE. JUST AFTER THE FLAP LEVER WAS PULLED; WE NOTICED RIGHT AWAY THE PLANE WAS MAKING NO PITCH CHANGE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER; THE FLAPS FAIL MESSAGE APPEARED LEADING US TO BELIEVE WE HAD A FLAP PROB. THE FLAPS FAILED IN A ZERO FLAP DETENT POS AS INDICATED BY THE FLT CTL PAGE. WE REQUESTED BOX PATTERN VECTORS TO RUN CHKLISTS AND CONTACT EVERYONE THAT NEEDED TO BE NOTIFIED ABOUT OUR SITUATION. ONCE THAT WAS TAKEN CARE OF; WE REQUESTED TO SWITCH TO A RWY OF GREATER LENGTH THAN THE ONE WE HAD ORIGINALLY PLANNED TO LAND ON AND ATC COMPLIED WITH OUR REQUEST. NO EMER WAS DECLARED BECAUSE THE CAPT AND I ASSESSED THAT THE PROB HAD BEEN TROUBLESHOT AND THAT ALL THAT WAS REQUIRED OF US; WAS TO FLY THE APCH AT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL SPD WHICH WASN'T GOING TO COMPROMISE SAFETY OF FLT. THE EVENT OCCURRED DUE TO A FLAP FAILURE WHICH ISN'T UNCOMMON IN THIS ACFT. AFTER RECALLING THE EVENT; ALL ACTIONS TAKEN BEFORE; DURING; AND AFTER WERE WITHIN PARAMETERS OF COMPANY SOPS.

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.