What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) American eagle flight was at FL200 in IMC conditions. There was a flash of light believed by the crew to be lightning. Shortly after the flash of light the flight crew smelled electrical smoke in the cockpit. The odor also permeated the cabin. The crew donned there smoke masks, declared an emergency and descended into providence, RI. When going thru 5000 feet MSL the #3 generator went off line. There was no loss of any systems. The aircraft landed on runway 5R at pvd and taxied onto taxiway bravo. The aircraft was shut down and towed to the gate area and was deplaned. Maintenance was called and inspected the aircraft. The generator was put on MEL and the aircraft was released for service. See attached copies of aircraft log pages.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AMERICAN EAGLE FLIGHT WAS AT FL200 IN IMC CONDITIONS. THERE WAS A FLASH OF LIGHT BELIEVED BY THE CREW TO BE LIGHTNING. SHORTLY AFTER THE FLASH OF LIGHT THE FLIGHT CREW SMELLED ELECTRICAL SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE ODOR ALSO PERMEATED THE CABIN. THE CREW DONNED THERE SMOKE MASKS, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DESCENDED INTO PROVIDENCE, RI. WHEN GOING THRU 5000 FEET MSL THE #3 GENERATOR WENT OFF LINE. THERE WAS NO LOSS OF ANY SYSTEMS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 5R AT PVD AND TAXIED ONTO TAXIWAY BRAVO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN AND TOWED TO THE GATE AREA AND WAS DEPLANED. MAINTENANCE WAS CALLED AND INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE GENERATOR WAS PUT ON MEL AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE. SEE ATTACHED COPIES OF AIRCRAFT LOG PAGES.