What happened
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Enroute from iad to atl reported smoke and fumes in the cockpit at FL 300, 175 miles NE of atl. The flight declared an emergency and diverted to gsp with electrical issues. The smoke dissipated after electrical loads were removed, but the aircraft was on standby power only with attitude indicator and airspeed. Pilot indicated that he did not have any trim or flaps available for the landing. ATC gave the pilot no gyro vectors to runway 22 at gsp. Two tires of the aircraft were blown on landing on runway 22 in gsp. The aircraft exited the runway and stopped on taxiway b. airport fire and rescue crews reported the right brakes were on fire. Two more tires blew after the aircraft was stopped on the taxiway. After being notified of the brake fire, the captain initiated an emergency evacuation from exits 1L and 2L on the left side of the aircraft deploying the slides for those exits. No injuries were reported to passengers or the crew.
As the FAA filed it
ENROUTE FROM IAD TO ATL REPORTED SMOKE AND FUMES IN THE COCKPIT AT FL 300, 175 MILES NE OF ATL. THE FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO GSP WITH ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE SMOKE DISSIPATED AFTER ELECTRICAL LOADS WERE REMOVED, BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON STANDBY POWER ONLY WITH ATTITUDE INDICATOR AND AIRSPEED. PILOT INDICATED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE ANY TRIM OR FLAPS AVAILABLE FOR THE LANDING. ATC GAVE THE PILOT NO GYRO VECTORS TO RUNWAY 22 AT GSP. TWO TIRES OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE BLOWN ON LANDING ON RUNWAY 22 IN GSP. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY AND STOPPED ON TAXIWAY B. AIRPORT FIRE AND RESCUE CREWS REPORTED THE RIGHT BRAKES WERE ON FIRE. TWO MORE TIRES BLEW AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED ON THE TAXIWAY. AFTER BEING NOTIFIED OF THE BRAKE FIRE, THE CAPTAIN INITIATED AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION FROM EXITS 1L AND 2L ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT DEPLOYING THE SLIDES FOR THOSE EXITS. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED TO PASSENGERS OR THE CREW.
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