A CRJ200 flight crew received a 'flaps fail' cas message after takeoff. They ran the procedure; decl...

Narrative:

We took off in a flaps 20 configuration. At 1000 ft AGL after takeoff while accelerating to 200 KIAS I called for flaps 8. My first officer retracted flaps to 8 degrees at which time we got the 'flaps fail' cas message. We told departure that we were going to return to our departure airport and declared an emergency to have airport emergency vehicles standing by for our arrival. We executed the QRH 'flaps fail' procedure. We received vectors for an ILS after determining we had adequate runway length. We had the flight attendant prepare the cabin for an emergency landing and landed without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CRJ200 flight crew received a 'FLAPS FAIL' CAS message after takeoff. They ran the procedure; declared an emergency; and returned to land at their departure airport.

Narrative: We took off in a Flaps 20 configuration. At 1000 FT AGL after takeoff while accelerating to 200 KIAS I called for Flaps 8. My First Officer retracted flaps to 8 degrees at which time we got the 'FLAPS FAIL' CAS message. We told departure that we were going to return to our departure airport and declared an emergency to have airport emergency vehicles standing by for our arrival. We executed the QRH 'FLAPS FAIL' procedure. We received vectors for an ILS after determining we had adequate runway length. We had the Flight Attendant prepare the cabin for an emergency landing and landed without incident.

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.

Attributes
ACN	834595
Time
Date	200905
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Trailing Edge Flap
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe

A CRJ200 flight crew received a 'flaps fail' cas message after takeoff. They ran the procedure; declared an emergency; and returned to land at their departure airport.