There was a stuck microphone in the center control room.

Attributes
ACN	252581
Time
Date	199309
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : eck
State Reference	OH
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zob
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 20
ASRS Report	252581
Person 2
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I took my headset off and plugged in a hand set. Hand set was not working and was constantly being keyed. I was having a rather spicy conversation about my impending divorce. Some kind of alarm should be developed to indicate a stuck microphone.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THERE WAS A STUCK MIKE IN THE CTR CTL ROOM.

Narrative: I TOOK MY HEADSET OFF AND PLUGGED IN A HAND SET. HAND SET WAS NOT WORKING AND WAS CONSTANTLY BEING KEYED. I WAS HAVING A RATHER SPICY CONVERSATION ABOUT MY IMPENDING DIVORCE. SOME KIND OF ALARM SHOULD BE DEVELOPED TO INDICATE A STUCK MIKE.

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.