Narrative:

Our flaps failed at the 0 degree position on approach into ZZZ. We received a flaps fail master caution. After completing the associated procedures; we planned and briefed a no-flap landing. I declared an emergency and requested emergency equipment. I instructed our first officer to brief our flight attendant and mentioned that bracing would to be required. After he briefed her; I intended to make a general passenger announcement explaining the situation; but the flight attendant was already on the PA. After she completed her announcement; I called her on the interphone to clarify that we expected to have a normal landing; and that it would not be necessary to brace. She told me that she had already prepared the passenger to brace. Even though I felt it was not necessary; I delegated the brake decision to her and told her that I would support her decision; but I didn't feel it necessary. She subsequently told the passenger that bracing wasn't needed; and the passenger did not brace. There was some miscom involved regarding this fact during my telephone conversations with the chief pilot. I then made a general passenger announcement explaining the situation; mentioning that although our approach speed might be higher; we intended to have a completely normal landing. We then sent an ACARS message to the company very briefly explaining the situation. We had an uneventful landing and canceled the emergency after clearing the runway. The airport crash fire rescue equipment equipment inspected our brakes to verify that they were not overheated; and we taxied to the gate.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CRJ200 FLIGHT CREW EXPERIENCED FLAP FAILURE IN THE FULL UP POSITION ON APPROACH. THEY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY; RAN THE PROCEDURE; AND LANDED WITH EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT STANDING BY.

Narrative: OUR FLAPS FAILED AT THE 0 DEG POS ON APCH INTO ZZZ. WE RECEIVED A FLAPS FAIL MASTER CAUTION. AFTER COMPLETING THE ASSOCIATED PROCS; WE PLANNED AND BRIEFED A NO-FLAP LNDG. I DECLARED AN EMER AND REQUESTED EMER EQUIP. I INSTRUCTED OUR FO TO BRIEF OUR FLT ATTENDANT AND MENTIONED THAT BRACING WOULD TO BE REQUIRED. AFTER HE BRIEFED HER; I INTENDED TO MAKE A GENERAL PAX ANNOUNCEMENT EXPLAINING THE SITUATION; BUT THE FLT ATTENDANT WAS ALREADY ON THE PA. AFTER SHE COMPLETED HER ANNOUNCEMENT; I CALLED HER ON THE INTERPHONE TO CLARIFY THAT WE EXPECTED TO HAVE A NORMAL LNDG; AND THAT IT WOULD NOT BE NECESSARY TO BRACE. SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE HAD ALREADY PREPARED THE PAX TO BRACE. EVEN THOUGH I FELT IT WAS NOT NECESSARY; I DELEGATED THE BRAKE DECISION TO HER AND TOLD HER THAT I WOULD SUPPORT HER DECISION; BUT I DIDN'T FEEL IT NECESSARY. SHE SUBSEQUENTLY TOLD THE PAX THAT BRACING WASN'T NEEDED; AND THE PAX DID NOT BRACE. THERE WAS SOME MISCOM INVOLVED REGARDING THIS FACT DURING MY TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CHIEF PLT. I THEN MADE A GENERAL PAX ANNOUNCEMENT EXPLAINING THE SITUATION; MENTIONING THAT ALTHOUGH OUR APCH SPD MIGHT BE HIGHER; WE INTENDED TO HAVE A COMPLETELY NORMAL LNDG. WE THEN SENT AN ACARS MESSAGE TO THE COMPANY VERY BRIEFLY EXPLAINING THE SITUATION. WE HAD AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG AND CANCELED THE EMER AFTER CLRING THE RWY. THE ARPT CFR EQUIP INSPECTED OUR BRAKES TO VERIFY THAT THEY WERE NOT OVERHEATED; AND WE TAXIED TO THE GATE.

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.