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A crj flight crew diverted to a preferable airport when their flaps failed to retract after takeoff from an airport with strong crosswinds and short runways.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 883870 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201004 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Flap Control (Trailing & Leading Edge) |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
We had the flaps fail at 18 degrees after takeoff. The weather at the departure airport was VFR but the winds were a direct crosswind and gusting up to 30. We checked the fuel and had enough to go to ZZZ. We felt ZZZ was better since the winds were almost calm and the runway was over 10;000 feet long. After an ACARS message was sent to dispatch they agreed with the diversion decision. We then proceeded to ZZZ and landed on xxl. We had declared an emergency with the tower at our departure airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CRJ Flight Crew diverted to a preferable airport when their flaps failed to retract after takeoff from an airport with strong crosswinds and short runways.
Narrative: We had the flaps fail at 18 degrees after takeoff. The weather at the departure airport was VFR but the winds were a direct crosswind and gusting up to 30. We checked the fuel and had enough to go to ZZZ. We felt ZZZ was better since the winds were almost calm and the runway was over 10;000 feet long. After an ACARS message was sent to Dispatch they agreed with the diversion decision. We then proceeded to ZZZ and landed on XXL. We had declared an emergency with the tower at our departure airport.
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.