EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; General Declared Emergency; General Maintenance Action
Aircraft
We were descending through 12;000 FT when the Captain requested flaps 9. Upon selecting flaps to 9 we received the EICAS message: Flap Fail. The Captain and I verified that flaps still indicated 0 degrees on the EICAS. The Captain requested that I recycle the flaps. I re-selected flaps 0 degrees and then back to flaps 9. This action did nothing. We then contacted ATC and requested a level off at 10;000 and vectors to work out an issue. We were given clearance to 10;000 and vectors. We ran the QRH for the flap fail indications and calculated the landing distances and speeds required for a no flap landing. The flight attendant was briefed of the situation and told that evacuation would not be necessary. We had deadheading crew in the exit row seats; so we asked the flight attendant to have them verify flap position visually on the wings. The flaps were verified at 0 degrees. We then contacted ATC and declared an emergency. We asked for a slightly longer final to help stabilize speed and the captain executed a no flap landing with no further issues. Upon landing we requested that fire/rescue look at our brakes in spite of the fact that all cockpit indications of brake temperature were still green. Fire/Rescue said the brakes were hot; but normal so we elected to taxi to the gate. At the gate we contacted Maintenance and performed a flap reset successfully. We boarded the return flight and completed that flight normally with only a slight gate delay while we cleared customs and contacted maintenance. Maintenance should look at why the flaps failed in the first place and perform corrective action.
An EMB145 Flaps Fail EICAS message displayed when the flaps were selected to 9 during approach. The QRH procedures did not help and a zero flaps landing was completed. The flaps were reset by maintenance and the fault did not reoccur on the next flight.