A B757 PIC is chastised by the radar controller when he used an improper word that may have referenced her demeanor but was accidentally transmitted by a stuck microphone switch while on frequency with ZMA, fl.

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Attributes
ACN	535232
Time
Date	200201
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zma.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 25000
Environment
Weather Elements	Thunderstorm Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	535232
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Aircraft ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

Climbing out of rsw, we encountered some continuous turbulence. We asked the controller for a cut of course, away from WX. The controller told us that center needed us over lal. We had asked for direct szw. When our request was denied, we asked for a 20 degree left vector around WX. After a pause, the controller granted our request then made a sarcastic comment about our trying to get around the system, and gave us an altitude hold-down. I replied to the hold-down. After the transmission, I spoke to my copilot about the situation, and in the conversation used the word 'xyz#?' to describe the events taking place. In talking to him, I noticed that the feedback to my ear piece did not sound right. I then discovered that my yoke transmit switch had stuck. I flicked the switch and we came back to a receive mode. At this time the controller informed us that we had a stuck microphone and had transmitted an improper word over the air. She was not happy. We wrote up the switch problem in the aircraft discrepancy book upon landing in atl.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 PIC IS CHASTISED BY THE RADAR CTLR WHEN HE USED AN IMPROPER WORD THAT MAY HAVE REFED HER DEMEANOR BUT WAS ACCIDENTALLY XMITTED BY A STUCK MIKE SWITCH WHILE ON FREQ WITH ZMA, FL.

Narrative: CLBING OUT OF RSW, WE ENCOUNTERED SOME CONTINUOUS TURB. WE ASKED THE CTLR FOR A CUT OF COURSE, AWAY FROM WX. THE CTLR TOLD US THAT CTR NEEDED US OVER LAL. WE HAD ASKED FOR DIRECT SZW. WHEN OUR REQUEST WAS DENIED, WE ASKED FOR A 20 DEG L VECTOR AROUND WX. AFTER A PAUSE, THE CTLR GRANTED OUR REQUEST THEN MADE A SARCASTIC COMMENT ABOUT OUR TRYING TO GET AROUND THE SYS, AND GAVE US AN ALT HOLD-DOWN. I REPLIED TO THE HOLD-DOWN. AFTER THE XMISSION, I SPOKE TO MY COPLT ABOUT THE SIT, AND IN THE CONVERSATION USED THE WORD 'XYZ#?' TO DESCRIBE THE EVENTS TAKING PLACE. IN TALKING TO HIM, I NOTICED THAT THE FEEDBACK TO MY EAR PIECE DID NOT SOUND RIGHT. I THEN DISCOVERED THAT MY YOKE XMIT SWITCH HAD STUCK. I FLICKED THE SWITCH AND WE CAME BACK TO A RECEIVE MODE. AT THIS TIME THE CTLR INFORMED US THAT WE HAD A STUCK MIKE AND HAD XMITTED AN IMPROPER WORD OVER THE AIR. SHE WAS NOT HAPPY. WE WROTE UP THE SWITCH PROB IN THE ACFT DISCREPANCY BOOK UPON LNDG IN ATL.

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.