A320 flight crew reports altitude and speed deviations during departure with the captain hand flying...

Attributes
ACN	1109044
Time
Date	201308
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	I90.TRACON
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Route In Use	SID LFK6
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 239 Flight Crew Total 12600 Flight Crew Type 2920
Person 2
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 132 Flight Crew Total 8756 Flight Crew Type 355
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Speed All Types

Narrative:

On climbout with an assigned altitude of 4000 ft the flying pilot (captain) did not follow his command bars and allowed the aircraft to accelerate to 270 KTS. This appeared to be an automation and workload management issue. As I announced this deviation he was slow to correct which allowed the airspeed to achieve a maximum of 270 KTS betweent 3500-3800 ft. Shortly after this correction we were given a climb to 5000 ft. All normal altitude sops were followed but as we approached 4500 ft I could see that the flying pilot was again deviating now above the pitch bar and was not appearing to level. I made one verbal attempt to correct the condition with no results. I then; as pilot monitoring; pitched the aircraft over in order to minimize the altitude deviation. We achieved a maximum deviation of 180 ft. As I leveled I the aircraft at 5000 ft I gave full control back to the flying pilot. There were no conflicts or comments from ATC. At cruise altitude we performed a full debrief to include possible causes and remedies.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 Flight Crew reports altitude and speed deviations during departure with the Captain hand flying and not precisely following the flight director commands.

Narrative: On climbout with an assigned altitude of 4000 FT the flying pilot (Captain) did not follow his command bars and allowed the aircraft to accelerate to 270 KTS. This appeared to be an automation and workload management issue. As I announced this deviation he was slow to correct which allowed the airspeed to achieve a maximum of 270 KTS betweent 3500-3800 FT. Shortly after this correction we were given a climb to 5000 FT. All normal altitude SOPS were followed but as we approached 4500 FT I could see that the flying pilot was again deviating now above the pitch bar and was not appearing to level. I made one verbal attempt to correct the condition with no results. I then; as pilot monitoring; pitched the aircraft over in order to minimize the altitude deviation. We achieved a maximum deviation of 180 FT. As I leveled I the aircraft at 5000 FT I gave full control back to the flying pilot. There were no conflicts or comments from ATC. At cruise altitude we performed a full debrief to include possible causes and remedies.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

A320 flight crew reports altitude and speed deviations during departure with the captain hand flying and not precisely following the flight director commands.