A B737 on SID from tpa lost communication with departure control due to stuck hand microphone.

Attributes
ACN	476830
Time
Date	200006
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tpa.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tpa.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : tampa 3
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	476830
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	aircraft : equipment problem dissipated flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During climb out from runway 18R tpa, we could not contact tower or departure. 200 degree heading was assigned in SID (tpa 3) for runway 18R. Leveled at 6000 ft and turned on the autoplt. First officer attempted to contact approach on #2 radio, but kept getting cut out. Decided to select intercom to see if it was my radio and found I had a stuck microphone. Took a turn to avoid WX and told first officer to tell departure we were turning north. Departure gave us a heading and altitude to fly. During cruise, I found my hand microphone on the floor and picked it up. I hit it against the sidewall of the aircraft and 'unstuck' the microphone. The turn to avoid WX was for safety of flight, but was poorly coordinated with ATC due to radio problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737 ON SID FROM TPA LOST COM WITH DEP CTL DUE TO STUCK HAND MIKE.

Narrative: DURING CLBOUT FROM RWY 18R TPA, WE COULD NOT CONTACT TWR OR DEP. 200 DEG HDG WAS ASSIGNED IN SID (TPA 3) FOR RWY 18R. LEVELED AT 6000 FT AND TURNED ON THE AUTOPLT. FO ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT APCH ON #2 RADIO, BUT KEPT GETTING CUT OUT. DECIDED TO SELECT INTERCOM TO SEE IF IT WAS MY RADIO AND FOUND I HAD A STUCK MIKE. TOOK A TURN TO AVOID WX AND TOLD FO TO TELL DEP WE WERE TURNING N. DEP GAVE US A HDG AND ALT TO FLY. DURING CRUISE, I FOUND MY HAND MIKE ON THE FLOOR AND PICKED IT UP. I HIT IT AGAINST THE SIDEWALL OF THE ACFT AND 'UNSTUCK' THE MIKE. THE TURN TO AVOID WX WAS FOR SAFETY OF FLT, BUT WAS POORLY COORDINATED WITH ATC DUE TO RADIO PROB.

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.