Small aircraft biplane loses communication capability on climb out from fay.

Attributes
ACN	144308
Time
Date	199004
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fay
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : fay tower : clt
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 125
ASRS Report	144308
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other other

Narrative:

On takeoff and climb out from fay, I was unable to transmit to fay TRACON while in the arsa. Tried several times to make calls in the blind that I could not communicate and would switch to 7500 and return to 1200 on transponder. No conflicts. Trouble later found to be headset problem in connection to radio.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA BIPLANE LOSES COM CAPABILITY ON CLIMB OUT FROM FAY.

Narrative: ON TKOF AND CLBOUT FROM FAY, I WAS UNABLE TO XMIT TO FAY TRACON WHILE IN THE ARSA. TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO MAKE CALLS IN THE BLIND THAT I COULD NOT COMMUNICATE AND WOULD SWITCH TO 7500 AND RETURN TO 1200 ON XPONDER. NO CONFLICTS. TROUBLE LATER FOUND TO BE HEADSET PROB IN CONNECTION TO RADIO.

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.