B757 crew had loss of communication.

Attributes
ACN	447420
Time
Date	199908
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : sie.vortac
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 16000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	447420
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe inflight encounter other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Told to cross 50 mi south of sie at 16000 ft. When I answered I guess the microphone button stuck. We did not know but center told us it had been about 20 mins. Even if it was us there is no way it could have been that long. Microphone button was a little sticky so we wrote it up.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 CREW HAD LOSS OF COM.

Narrative: TOLD TO CROSS 50 MI S OF SIE AT 16000 FT. WHEN I ANSWERED I GUESS THE MIKE BUTTON STUCK. WE DID NOT KNOW BUT CTR TOLD US IT HAD BEEN ABOUT 20 MINS. EVEN IF IT WAS US THERE IS NO WAY IT COULD HAVE BEEN THAT LONG. MIKE BUTTON WAS A LITTLE STICKY SO WE WROTE IT UP.

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.