On departure aircraft climbed through cleared altitude.

Attributes
ACN	104880
Time
Date	198902
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bdl
State Reference	CT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 11500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bdl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : sid enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	104880
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 2900 flight time type : 650
ASRS Report	104879
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On takeoff roll (first officer flying) master caution light came on indicating pressurization problem, climbing through 2500' aircraft not pressurizing. I assumed flying and directed first officer to trouble shoot system. Simultaneously departure control issued a left turn to 150 degrees and climb to (I thought) 15000' and I believe that was my readback. At this time we had restored pressurization and were attempting to get the #2 pack on line. Leaving approximately 9000' departure handed us off to bos center. First officer called 10000' and I said no, we were cleared to 15000'. I did not reset MCP altitude. We had a wrong frequency for bos and switched back to bdl, altitude now 11500'. Bdl said we should be at 10000' and issued the correct frequency. I started back to 10000' as we contacted bos center. We advised bos we were descending back to 10000' he reclred us to 15000' and said no problem. Once again this points out the need to fly first then fix, at the same time listen closely. (I still believe I read back 15000'.)

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ON DEPARTURE ACFT CLIMBED THROUGH CLEARED ALT.

Narrative: ON TKOF ROLL (F/O FLYING) MASTER CAUTION LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING PRESSURIZATION PROB, CLBING THROUGH 2500' ACFT NOT PRESSURIZING. I ASSUMED FLYING AND DIRECTED F/O TO TROUBLE SHOOT SYS. SIMULTANEOUSLY DEP CTL ISSUED A LEFT TURN TO 150 DEGS AND CLB TO (I THOUGHT) 15000' AND I BELIEVE THAT WAS MY READBACK. AT THIS TIME WE HAD RESTORED PRESSURIZATION AND WERE ATTEMPTING TO GET THE #2 PACK ON LINE. LEAVING APPROX 9000' DEP HANDED US OFF TO BOS CENTER. F/O CALLED 10000' AND I SAID NO, WE WERE CLRED TO 15000'. I DID NOT RESET MCP ALT. WE HAD A WRONG FREQ FOR BOS AND SWITCHED BACK TO BDL, ALT NOW 11500'. BDL SAID WE SHOULD BE AT 10000' AND ISSUED THE CORRECT FREQ. I STARTED BACK TO 10000' AS WE CONTACTED BOS CENTER. WE ADVISED BOS WE WERE DSNDING BACK TO 10000' HE RECLRED US TO 15000' AND SAID NO PROB. ONCE AGAIN THIS POINTS OUT THE NEED TO FLY FIRST THEN FIX, AT THE SAME TIME LISTEN CLOSELY. (I STILL BELIEVE I READ BACK 15000'.)

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.