Narrative:

After completion of normal checklist we departed gate and began taxiout for departure. Before exiting the ramp, I dropped a cup of hot coffee in my lap, most of which spilled on me and the cockpit floor but a small amount splashed on the center console. After cleaning the area up, I exchanged seats with the international officer (first officer qualified) and changed into a spare pair of uniform pants. I then returned to my seat and the aircraft resumed taxi. Approximately 5 mins later we experienced numerous illumination of caution lights throughout the cockpit, including a forward cargo fire warning. After completing the appropriate cargo fire checklist, we returned to the gate west/O incident and deplaned the passenger. The cause of this incident was evidently the small amount of coffee that spilled on the console.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING TAXIOUT FOR TKOF, FO SPILLS COFFEE ON HIMSELF AND ON CENTER CONSOLE OF WDB ADVANCED COCKPIT ACR ACFT CAUSING NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS OF THE COCKPIT WARNING SYSTEMS.

Narrative: AFTER COMPLETION OF NORMAL CHKLIST WE DEPARTED GATE AND BEGAN TAXIOUT FOR DEP. BEFORE EXITING THE RAMP, I DROPPED A CUP OF HOT COFFEE IN MY LAP, MOST OF WHICH SPILLED ON ME AND THE COCKPIT FLOOR BUT A SMALL AMOUNT SPLASHED ON THE CENTER CONSOLE. AFTER CLEANING THE AREA UP, I EXCHANGED SEATS WITH THE INTERNATIONAL OFFICER (F/O QUALIFIED) AND CHANGED INTO A SPARE PAIR OF UNIFORM PANTS. I THEN RETURNED TO MY SEAT AND THE ACFT RESUMED TAXI. APPROX 5 MINS LATER WE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS ILLUMINATION OF CAUTION LIGHTS THROUGHOUT THE COCKPIT, INCLUDING A FORWARD CARGO FIRE WARNING. AFTER COMPLETING THE APPROPRIATE CARGO FIRE CHKLIST, WE RETURNED TO THE GATE W/O INCIDENT AND DEPLANED THE PAX. THE CAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT WAS EVIDENTLY THE SMALL AMOUNT OF COFFEE THAT SPILLED ON THE CONSOLE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.