Narrative:

I was working a high altitude sector north of abq, NM, we were holding 5 aircraft bound for lax due to equipment outages at lax. Metering told us to send the holding aircraft on their way. Air carrier X, first in holding was cleared right turn direct gup in course, at this time, we accepted a handoff on an air carrier Y 30 southwest of cim swbound. Both aircraft were at FL350. At this time we experienced a stuck microphone on frequency. Numerous attempts were made to contact either air carrier X and air carrier Y through FSS, other aircraft, VHF guard, arinc, and voice with no luck. Finally, abq FSS called sector 16 low altitude sector and advised them that they were talking to air carrier X. At that time, FSS was instructed to turn air carrier X 30 degree to the right. While stuck mikes are not very common, I found it hard to believe that not a single aircraft of which I was working approximately 15, returned to their previous frequency to advise them that either we had a stuck microphone or just to be given a frequency to which a controller could monitor them. I do not know all the procedures that a pilot uses in the event of a stuck microphone, but I feel that if they would have returned to their previous frequency or monitor VHF guard, at least they would have been talking to a controller at which I could have told them to give control instructions to those aircraft that I could not talk to.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X HAD LTSS FROM ACR Y DUE TO ACFT EQUIP PROBLEM STUCK MIKE.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING A HIGH ALT SECTOR N OF ABQ, NM, WE WERE HOLDING 5 ACFT BOUND FOR LAX DUE TO EQUIP OUTAGES AT LAX. METERING TOLD US TO SEND THE HOLDING ACFT ON THEIR WAY. ACR X, FIRST IN HOLDING WAS CLRED R TURN DIRECT GUP IN COURSE, AT THIS TIME, WE ACCEPTED A HDOF ON AN ACR Y 30 SW OF CIM SWBOUND. BOTH ACFT WERE AT FL350. AT THIS TIME WE EXPERIENCED A STUCK MIKE ON FREQ. NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO CONTACT EITHER ACR X AND ACR Y THROUGH FSS, OTHER ACFT, VHF GUARD, ARINC, AND VOICE WITH NO LUCK. FINALLY, ABQ FSS CALLED SECTOR 16 LOW ALT SECTOR AND ADVISED THEM THAT THEY WERE TALKING TO ACR X. AT THAT TIME, FSS WAS INSTRUCTED TO TURN ACR X 30 DEG TO THE R. WHILE STUCK MIKES ARE NOT VERY COMMON, I FOUND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT NOT A SINGLE ACFT OF WHICH I WAS WORKING APPROX 15, RETURNED TO THEIR PREVIOUS FREQ TO ADVISE THEM THAT EITHER WE HAD A STUCK MIKE OR JUST TO BE GIVEN A FREQ TO WHICH A CTLR COULD MONITOR THEM. I DO NOT KNOW ALL THE PROCS THAT A PLT USES IN THE EVENT OF A STUCK MIKE, BUT I FEEL THAT IF THEY WOULD HAVE RETURNED TO THEIR PREVIOUS FREQ OR MONITOR VHF GUARD, AT LEAST THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN TALKING TO A CTLR AT WHICH I COULD HAVE TOLD THEM TO GIVE CTL INSTRUCTIONS TO THOSE ACFT THAT I COULD NOT TALK TO.

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.