A Jazz de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GGND performing flight QK-734 from Fredericton,NB to Iles de la Madeleine,QC (Canada) with 39 people on board, was on approach to Iles de la Madeleine when the crew received a FLAP POWER indication and could not extend the flaps beyond 17 degrees. The crew declared PAN PAN, stopped the descent at 2500 feet and diverted the aircraft to Halifax,NS (Canada) where the aircraft landed safely about 70 minutes later.
The aircraft had performed flight QK-8734 from Montreal,QC to Iles de la Madeleine but had diverted to Fredericton.