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Brand new captain; suffering from stomach problems and utilizing a malfunctioning microphone transmit button; landing without clearance at boston.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 693718 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200604 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bos.airport |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lns.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 693718 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe incursion : landing without clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Let me preface the story by saying that I was not 100% well yesterday. I either had a stomach virus or had food poisoning. First officer was flying segment. During the flight; I was having problems with the captain's joystick trigger which is used for ATC communication. It was sticking and I was having to put my finger behind the trigger to make sure it released and was not blocking ATC. On approach to runway 27; everything was normal. We were told to contact tower at the marker. I guess the trigger had stuck and when we arrived in bos; I do not recall talking to tower for landing clearance. While holding short of all runways; we were finally able to contact tower; who advised us that it was a very inopportune time to lose radio contact. We apologized and explained the stuck microphone. Another contributing factor is that I am a brand new captain with only 80 hours as PIC. I am still learning; and am not completely up to speed on where I want to be with aircraft knowledge; procedures; etc.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BRAND NEW CAPT; SUFFERING FROM STOMACH PROBS AND UTILIZING A MALFUNCTIONING MIKE XMIT BUTTON; LWOC AT BOSTON.
Narrative: LET ME PREFACE THE STORY BY SAYING THAT I WAS NOT 100% WELL YESTERDAY. I EITHER HAD A STOMACH VIRUS OR HAD FOOD POISONING. FO WAS FLYING SEGMENT. DURING THE FLT; I WAS HAVING PROBS WITH THE CAPT'S JOYSTICK TRIGGER WHICH IS USED FOR ATC COM. IT WAS STICKING AND I WAS HAVING TO PUT MY FINGER BEHIND THE TRIGGER TO MAKE SURE IT RELEASED AND WAS NOT BLOCKING ATC. ON APCH TO RWY 27; EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. WE WERE TOLD TO CONTACT TWR AT THE MARKER. I GUESS THE TRIGGER HAD STUCK AND WHEN WE ARRIVED IN BOS; I DO NOT RECALL TALKING TO TWR FOR LNDG CLRNC. WHILE HOLDING SHORT OF ALL RWYS; WE WERE FINALLY ABLE TO CONTACT TWR; WHO ADVISED US THAT IT WAS A VERY INOPPORTUNE TIME TO LOSE RADIO CONTACT. WE APOLOGIZED AND EXPLAINED THE STUCK MIKE. ANOTHER CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IS THAT I AM A BRAND NEW CAPT WITH ONLY 80 HRS AS PIC. I AM STILL LEARNING; AND AM NOT COMPLETELY UP TO SPD ON WHERE I WANT TO BE WITH ACFT KNOWLEDGE; PROCS; ETC.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.