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A CRJ200's flaps failed at zero when selected before landing. An emergency was declared followed by a high speed landing which ended safely.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 867035 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201001 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Trailing Edge Flap |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 14 Flight Crew Total 1500 Flight Crew Type 1000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
On approach; captain (pilot flying) called for flaps 8; and I positioned flap lever to 8 position. An amber EICAS message 'flaps fail' annunciated with a master caution with the flaps failed at the 0 degree position. Executed a minimal go around maneuver to break off from the approach; and while being box-vectored; followed pom emergency checklist for 'flaps fail.' we contacted dispatch and maintenance and informed ATC of failure. Upon conclusion of the emergency checklist; the captain and I both concurred that there was high possibility of structural failure due to the 170 KTS approach speed being very close to the max tire speed of 182 KTS and the purely abnormal approach with a high kinetic energy touchdown. This condition required an emergency to be declared. We landed as per our simulator training and the event concluded without incident. I believe this was a structural failure due to cold weather and repeated cycles.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CRJ200's flaps failed at zero when selected before landing. An emergency was declared followed by a high speed landing which ended safely.
Narrative: On approach; Captain (pilot flying) called for Flaps 8; and I positioned flap lever to 8 position. An amber EICAS message 'FLAPS FAIL' annunciated with a Master Caution with the flaps failed at the 0 degree position. Executed a minimal Go Around maneuver to break off from the approach; and while being box-vectored; followed POM Emergency Checklist for 'FLAPS FAIL.' We contacted Dispatch and Maintenance and informed ATC of failure. Upon conclusion of the emergency checklist; the Captain and I both concurred that there was high possibility of structural failure due to the 170 KTS approach speed being very close to the Max Tire Speed of 182 KTS and the purely abnormal approach with a high kinetic energy touchdown. This condition required an emergency to be declared. We landed as per our simulator training and the event concluded without incident. I believe this was a structural failure due to cold weather and repeated cycles.
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.