An A300 captain spilled coffee on the center pedestal and caused a loss of all communication.

Attributes
ACN	1204302
Time
Date	201409
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Air/Ground Communication
Person 1
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown

Narrative:

Spilled half cup of coffee on center pedestal on ADF control panel and VHF #2 control panel while in cruise flight.the event was caused by crew not being careful enough while preparing a cup of coffee prior to descending for landing. We lost VHF 2 comm. We communicated problem to maintenance through ACARS and used VHF 1 only. During descent cleared on the STAR; VHF 1 deteriorated to the point of being inoperative. We used 7600 on transponder; transmitted intentions in the blind and used ACARS to communicate intentions to ATC. We navigated to our clearance limit in VMC and were able to contact ZZZ tower via cell phone for visual approach and landing clearance to runway 36L. Landed uneventfully and used assistance of 'follow me' vehicle to taxi to the gate.do not place any open liquid container on top of the center pedestal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A300 Captain spilled coffee on the center pedestal and caused a loss of all communication.

Narrative: Spilled half cup of coffee on center pedestal on ADF Control Panel and VHF #2 Control Panel while in cruise flight.The event was caused by crew not being careful enough while preparing a cup of coffee prior to descending for landing. We lost VHF 2 comm. We communicated problem to Maintenance through ACARS and used VHF 1 only. During descent cleared on the STAR; VHF 1 deteriorated to the point of being inoperative. We used 7600 on transponder; transmitted intentions in the blind and used ACARS to communicate intentions to ATC. We navigated to our clearance limit in VMC and were able to contact ZZZ tower via cell phone for visual approach and landing clearance to runway 36L. Landed uneventfully and used assistance of 'follow me' vehicle to taxi to the gate.Do not place any open liquid container on top of the center pedestal.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.