Commuter emj jet crew had lightning strike which caused multiple electrical problems.

Attributes
ACN	563233
Time
Date	200210
Day	Fri
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Environment
Weather Elements	Rain other
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 700 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	563233
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other other anomaly other anomaly other non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Aircraft
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

Electric smoke/possible lightning component failure. While inbound to dfw, we had electric smoke smell in cockpit. No smell noted in cabin. Turned off shed bus, smell stopped. Lost #4 generator, attempted 1 reset. Unable to reset. Saw large flash at base of captain windshield. Lost #2 communication and #1 FMS display. Declared emergency, called fire trucks. Checked WX at alternates, landed at dfw. No injuries, no observable damage. No lightning damage noted, but it was raining and the plane was wet.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER EMJ JET CREW HAD LIGHTNING STRIKE WHICH CAUSED MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL PROBS.

Narrative: ELECTRIC SMOKE/POSSIBLE LIGHTNING COMPONENT FAILURE. WHILE INBOUND TO DFW, WE HAD ELECTRIC SMOKE SMELL IN COCKPIT. NO SMELL NOTED IN CABIN. TURNED OFF SHED BUS, SMELL STOPPED. LOST #4 GENERATOR, ATTEMPTED 1 RESET. UNABLE TO RESET. SAW LARGE FLASH AT BASE OF CAPT WINDSHIELD. LOST #2 COM AND #1 FMS DISPLAY. DECLARED EMER, CALLED FIRE TRUCKS. CHKED WX AT ALTERNATES, LANDED AT DFW. NO INJURIES, NO OBSERVABLE DAMAGE. NO LIGHTNING DAMAGE NOTED, BUT IT WAS RAINING AND THE PLANE WAS WET.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.