Light transport has stuck microphone during climb. Conversation not appropriate below 10000 ft.

Attributes
ACN	210128
Time
Date	199205
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cle
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute airway : zob
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 6700 flight time type : 180
ASRS Report	210128
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Microphone stuck after acknowledging a level off to 11000 MSL. Unaware of stuck microphone, transmitted personal conversation over ZOB. Noticed stuck microphone and returned microphone to closed position. Did not use glare shield microphone for remainder of flight. Wrote up for corrective maintenance. Extreme care will be taken in future to attend to all aspects of flight, especially below 10000. Keep cockpit conversation to a min and refrain from discussing topics that could cause embarrassment in the future.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LTT HAS STUCK MICROPHONE DURING CLB. CONVERSATION NOT APPROPRIATE BELOW 10000 FT.

Narrative: MICROPHONE STUCK AFTER ACKNOWLEDGING A LEVEL OFF TO 11000 MSL. UNAWARE OF STUCK MICROPHONE, XMITTED PERSONAL CONVERSATION OVER ZOB. NOTICED STUCK MICROPHONE AND RETURNED MICROPHONE TO CLOSED POS. DID NOT USE GLARE SHIELD MICROPHONE FOR REMAINDER OF FLT. WROTE UP FOR CORRECTIVE MAINT. EXTREME CARE WILL BE TAKEN IN FUTURE TO ATTEND TO ALL ASPECTS OF FLT, ESPECIALLY BELOW 10000. KEEP COCKPIT CONVERSATION TO A MIN AND REFRAIN FROM DISCUSSING TOPICS THAT COULD CAUSE EMBARRASSMENT IN THE FUTURE.

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.