Stuck microphone on tower frequency causes temporary turmoil with traffic flow at lax.

Attributes
ACN	202692
Time
Date	199202
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Heavy Transport, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5700 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	202692
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared position and hold on runway 25L at lax airport. The tower frequency became unusable due to a stuck microphone, or other interference. We called ground control for instructions but found the frequency cluttered with other traffic trying to tell them the tower frequency was unusable. We finally got through and they instructed us to taxi down the runway and exit taxiway 26 and reenter the sequence. One, and possibly 2 aircraft made gars because we could not get through to ground control as described.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUCK MIKE ON TWR FREQ CAUSES TEMPORARY TURMOIL WITH TFC FLOW AT LAX.

Narrative: CLRED POS AND HOLD ON RWY 25L AT LAX ARPT. THE TWR FREQ BECAME UNUSABLE DUE TO A STUCK MIKE, OR OTHER INTERFERENCE. WE CALLED GND CTL FOR INSTRUCTIONS BUT FOUND THE FREQ CLUTTERED WITH OTHER TFC TRYING TO TELL THEM THE TWR FREQ WAS UNUSABLE. WE FINALLY GOT THROUGH AND THEY INSTRUCTED US TO TAXI DOWN THE RWY AND EXIT TAXIWAY 26 AND REENTER THE SEQUENCE. ONE, AND POSSIBLY 2 ACFT MADE GARS BECAUSE WE COULD NOT GET THROUGH TO GND CTL AS DESCRIBED.

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.