Altitude deviation. Overshoot in climb.

Attributes
ACN	142798
Time
Date	199004
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 30500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute airway : j87
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 21000 flight time type : 16000
ASRS Report	142798
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	142597
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Climbing up to FL290 the center gave us FL330. I asked the first officer to request FL290 as a final. This was approved, however FL330 was already in the altitude preselect and the first officer failed to reset it to FL290 and I missed it as I was telling 'war stories' about my CRM class that I had just attended two days prior. When the center called us, as we were climbing out of 30500', and asked us where we were climbing to and we confessed that we had not reset the altitude to agree with the assigned altitude. He asked us which we would like, either FL290 or FL330. We requested to continue the climb to FL330. This was approved. The captain was too preoccupied telling CRM stories and not minding the store. Supplemental information from acn 142597.I set FL290 in computer and preselect altitude but did not set it in altitude alert window center called us at 30500' and ask if we wanted FL330 or FL290.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALT DEVIATION. OVERSHOOT IN CLIMB.

Narrative: CLBING UP TO FL290 THE CENTER GAVE US FL330. I ASKED THE F/O TO REQUEST FL290 AS A FINAL. THIS WAS APPROVED, HOWEVER FL330 WAS ALREADY IN THE ALT PRESELECT AND THE F/O FAILED TO RESET IT TO FL290 AND I MISSED IT AS I WAS TELLING 'WAR STORIES' ABOUT MY CRM CLASS THAT I HAD JUST ATTENDED TWO DAYS PRIOR. WHEN THE CENTER CALLED US, AS WE WERE CLBING OUT OF 30500', AND ASKED US WHERE WE WERE CLBING TO AND WE CONFESSED THAT WE HAD NOT RESET THE ALT TO AGREE WITH THE ASSIGNED ALT. HE ASKED US WHICH WE WOULD LIKE, EITHER FL290 OR FL330. WE REQUESTED TO CONTINUE THE CLB TO FL330. THIS WAS APPROVED. THE CAPT WAS TOO PREOCCUPIED TELLING CRM STORIES AND NOT MINDING THE STORE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 142597.I SET FL290 IN COMPUTER AND PRESELECT ALT BUT DID NOT SET IT IN ALT ALERT WINDOW CENTER CALLED US AT 30500' AND ASK IF WE WANTED FL330 OR FL290.

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.