DHC8-300 flight crew reports being struck by lightning during approach; causing the loss of both dc ...

Attributes
ACN	1075203
Time
Date	201303
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.TRACON
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Dash 8-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	DC Generator
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence

Narrative:

About 18 miles from the airport while getting vectors to join the ILS course we got hit by lightning. After having positive control of the airplane and determining that all the flight instruments were working fine; since we were in solid IFR; we proceeded to check for what had failed and to check the electrical system. Due to the lightning strike we lost both dc generators. We did the emergency checklist for the loss of both dc generators. We requested special handling from ATC and landed without any other inconvenience. The AC system and the tru's carried the entire electrical load without any issues. Big boom followed by a master caution light indicating loss of both dc generators.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DHC8-300 flight crew reports being struck by lightning during approach; causing the loss of both DC generators. Flight continues to a normal landing with TRU's supplying DC power.

Narrative: About 18 miles from the airport while getting vectors to join the ILS course we got hit by lightning. After having positive control of the airplane and determining that all the flight instruments were working fine; since we were in solid IFR; we proceeded to check for what had failed and to check the electrical system. Due to the lightning strike we lost both DC Generators. We did the Emergency Checklist for the loss of both DC generators. We requested special handling from ATC and landed without any other inconvenience. The AC system and the TRU's carried the entire electrical load without any issues. Big boom followed by a master caution light indicating loss of both DC generators.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

DHC8-300 flight crew reports being struck by lightning during approach; causing the loss of both dc generators. Flight continues to a normal landing with tru's supplying dc power.