The incident on a flight from Germany to Mexico is recorded in the monthly bulletin of the U.K.'s Air Accidents Investigation Branch.
A transatlantic passenger flight had to turn around midway over the ocean when a pilot spilled his hot coffee over the plane's controls.details the incident, which took place in February this year and involved a Condor Airlines flight from Frankfurt, Germany, to Cancun, Mexico.
"During the diversion, the flight crew alternately used supplementary oxygen, with one pilot on oxygen at all times," the bulletin stated. According to the bulletin, the manufacturer of the aircraft—in this case, an Airbus A330-243—recommends that pilots use the cup holder. "However, objects here are vulnerable to being knocked over because it is a fold out table in a small space. It is also a convenient place to put other things that are likely to be moved during flight, such as the pilot's log.
"We have comprehensively investigated this incident and reviewed the procedures of liquids in the cockpit. Our crews were reminded of a careful handling as well as to use appropriate containers for their water or coffee. We apologize for any inconveniences the diversion might have caused to our guests."
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