LJ55 crew had stuck microphone.

Attributes
ACN	443700
Time
Date	199907
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tys.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Learjet 55
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3300 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	443700
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Pilot push-to-talk button broke off leaving exposed pin which when bumped gave us a hot microphone. Before we realized it was us, we probably blocked several attempts at communication for other aircraft, and may have inadvertently broadcast a few cockpit curses.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LJ55 CREW HAD STUCK MIKE.

Narrative: PLT PUSH-TO-TALK BUTTON BROKE OFF LEAVING EXPOSED PIN WHICH WHEN BUMPED GAVE US A HOT MIKE. BEFORE WE REALIZED IT WAS US, WE PROBABLY BLOCKED SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT COM FOR OTHER ACFT, AND MAY HAVE INADVERTENTLY BROADCAST A FEW COCKPIT CURSES.

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.