Narrative:

After we took off on runway 36C after normal procedures; I called for 'flaps up.' the captain selected flaps up and we got an amber cas message 'flaps fail.' after running the quick reference handbook; we made the decision to return to the field. We declared an emergency and returned to land.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: First Officer of CRJ aircraft reported flaps failed to retract following takeoff. The Flight Crew performed the appropriate Quick Reference Handbook procedures and returned to the departure airport.

Narrative: After we took off on Runway 36C after normal procedures; I called for 'flaps up.' The Captain selected flaps up and we got an amber CAS message 'Flaps Fail.' After running the Quick Reference Handbook; we made the decision to return to the field. We declared an emergency and returned to land.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.