A falcon 2000 flight crew declared an emergency with a diversion to a nearby airport following a sud...

Attributes
ACN	775285
Time
Date	200802
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 28000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Falcon 2000
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 6200 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	775285
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

Our falcon 2000 departed ZZZ1 for ZZZ2 as an approaching thunderstorm line was heading to the northeast. Thunderstorms covered a large area along our route of flight. I called FSS to change our route of flight to closely mirror our arrival route which was a smooth ride. This added close to 45 mins to the flight. A static takeoff was performed and climb out was uneventful. Passing FL280; there was a sudden jolt unlike turbulence. Both wing and engine anti-ice had been operating since 14000 ft. The nearest detectable WX was about 40 mi off the left wing. We were passing through some clouds associated with the system but none with any significant vertical development. In the seconds after the jolt; both the passenger and the crew noticed a smell of smoke in the cockpit and cabin. The smell got worse to the point I expected visible smoke at any time. The other co-captain; who was operating in the left seat; called for an emergency. I agreed and declared an emergency with center and advised them that we would be landing at ZZZ3 which was about 40 mi straight ahead on the current flight path. At the same time our flight attendant approached the cockpit and reported the smell from the cabin. I told the flight attendant that we had about 10 mins until landing and to prepare the cabin. The smell had lasted approximately 60 seconds and totally dissipated by the time we landed. Before landing; the passenger were told that nothing abnormal was currently occurring with the airplane. I did mention the possibility of a blown tire on landing. We called for the fire trucks; which met us on the runway. A normal landing and rollout followed. Maintenance found burn marks and discoloration on 3 fan blades. Maintenance seems to be leaning the direction of a possible lightning strike. I don't think anything needed to be done differently; just a weird case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. I don't really believe we were close enough for a lightning strike; but weird things can happen.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FALCON 2000 FLT CREW DECLARED AN EMER WITH A DIVERSION TO A NEARBY ARPT FOLLOWING A SUDDEN JOLT AND THE SMELL OF SMOKE THROUGHOUT THE CABIN. MAINT SUSPECTS A LIGHTNING STRIKE.

Narrative: OUR FALCON 2000 DEPARTED ZZZ1 FOR ZZZ2 AS AN APCHING TSTM LINE WAS HEADING TO THE NE. TSTMS COVERED A LARGE AREA ALONG OUR RTE OF FLT. I CALLED FSS TO CHANGE OUR RTE OF FLT TO CLOSELY MIRROR OUR ARR RTE WHICH WAS A SMOOTH RIDE. THIS ADDED CLOSE TO 45 MINS TO THE FLT. A STATIC TKOF WAS PERFORMED AND CLBOUT WAS UNEVENTFUL. PASSING FL280; THERE WAS A SUDDEN JOLT UNLIKE TURB. BOTH WING AND ENG ANTI-ICE HAD BEEN OPERATING SINCE 14000 FT. THE NEAREST DETECTABLE WX WAS ABOUT 40 MI OFF THE L WING. WE WERE PASSING THROUGH SOME CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYS BUT NONE WITH ANY SIGNIFICANT VERT DEVELOPMENT. IN THE SECONDS AFTER THE JOLT; BOTH THE PAX AND THE CREW NOTICED A SMELL OF SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. THE SMELL GOT WORSE TO THE POINT I EXPECTED VISIBLE SMOKE AT ANY TIME. THE OTHER CO-CAPT; WHO WAS OPERATING IN THE L SEAT; CALLED FOR AN EMER. I AGREED AND DECLARED AN EMER WITH CTR AND ADVISED THEM THAT WE WOULD BE LNDG AT ZZZ3 WHICH WAS ABOUT 40 MI STRAIGHT AHEAD ON THE CURRENT FLT PATH. AT THE SAME TIME OUR FLT ATTENDANT APCHED THE COCKPIT AND RPTED THE SMELL FROM THE CABIN. I TOLD THE FLT ATTENDANT THAT WE HAD ABOUT 10 MINS UNTIL LNDG AND TO PREPARE THE CABIN. THE SMELL HAD LASTED APPROX 60 SECONDS AND TOTALLY DISSIPATED BY THE TIME WE LANDED. BEFORE LNDG; THE PAX WERE TOLD THAT NOTHING ABNORMAL WAS CURRENTLY OCCURRING WITH THE AIRPLANE. I DID MENTION THE POSSIBILITY OF A BLOWN TIRE ON LNDG. WE CALLED FOR THE FIRE TRUCKS; WHICH MET US ON THE RWY. A NORMAL LNDG AND ROLLOUT FOLLOWED. MAINT FOUND BURN MARKS AND DISCOLORATION ON 3 FAN BLADES. MAINT SEEMS TO BE LEANING THE DIRECTION OF A POSSIBLE LIGHTNING STRIKE. I DON'T THINK ANYTHING NEEDED TO BE DONE DIFFERENTLY; JUST A WEIRD CASE OF BEING IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME. I DON'T REALLY BELIEVE WE WERE CLOSE ENOUGH FOR A LIGHTNING STRIKE; BUT WEIRD THINGS CAN HAPPEN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.

A falcon 2000 flight crew declared an emergency with a diversion to a nearby airport following a sudden jolt and the smell of smoke throughout the cabin. Maintenance suspects a lightning strike.