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Medium large transport flight crew unable contact approach or tower. Uses 121 pt 5. Later determined stuck microphone was problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 259910 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199312 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sji |
| State Reference | AL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mob |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zhu |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 259910 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 259904 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
The airport was in sight but we still were on ZHU. No contact with houston, mobile approach, or tower. Captain made contact on 121.5 with mobile tower. Communication regained with approach on normal frequency. On ground by phone, approach noted 'stuck microphone' on our aircraft. Possible jammed hand microphone on first officer's side.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MLG FLC UNABLE CONTACT APCH OR TWR. USES 121 PT 5. LATER DETERMINED STUCK MIKE WAS PROB.
Narrative: THE ARPT WAS IN SIGHT BUT WE STILL WERE ON ZHU. NO CONTACT WITH HOUSTON, MOBILE APCH, OR TWR. CAPT MADE CONTACT ON 121.5 WITH MOBILE TWR. COM REGAINED WITH APCH ON NORMAL FREQ. ON GND BY PHONE, APCH NOTED 'STUCK MIKE' ON OUR ACFT. POSSIBLE JAMMED HAND MIKE ON FO'S SIDE.
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.