> According to reports at the time, someone in the cockpit spilled a drink about 15 minutes before the engine shut itself down. The liquid ended up on the cente

> According to reports at the time, someone in the cockpit spilled a drink about 15 minutes before the engine shut itself down. The liquid ended up on the center pedestal between the two pilots, near a panel which is used to start and control engine functions. > After the right-hand engine shut down, pilots tried, unsuccessfully, to restart it [emphasis mine] This seems like a major incident as it could've very easily been catastrophic had the liquid also contacted the other thrust lever mechanism and/or master engine switch which is right next to the one affected here. I'd say they were very lucky.