Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200)
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe
Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; General Declared Emergency
Aircraft
We received a 'Flaps Fail' Caution Message in level cruise flight at 27;000 FT. We complied with the checklist; advised ATC of the situation and runway request; declared an 'Emergency' and landed safely with flaps at zero degrees and no further events.
About 25 minutes from [our destination] and flying level at about FL220 we received a 'FLAPS FAIL' caution message. I was the pilot flying. The Captain ran the checklist and we declared an emergency to ATC requesting to land on the longest runway. The Captain calculated the new landing distance with flaps in the zero degree position and followed any other action directed by the checklist. I continued flying and communicating with ATC. After running the checklist the Captain and I briefed/loaded the approach. This caused our approach speed to be about 30 KTS faster than we normally fly. The Flight Attendant was notified but we did not let the passengers know what was happening. I safely landed the airplane and we taxied off the runway to our gate. No further incident occurred.
The pilots of a CRJ-200 observed a Flaps Fail Caution Message during cruise. They performed the appropriate checklist and executed a successful zero flap landing.