Air carrier widebody transport advtech altitude overshot in climb.

Attributes
ACN	156458
Time
Date	199009
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lbv
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 7245 flight time type : 1395
ASRS Report	156458
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The captain was hand-flying the advanced technology widebody transport. Autoplt was not engaged. As we passed FL300 for FL310 I called '1000' to go.' captain acknowledged. ZMA then cleared us 'present position direct aex.' I started to put the new route into the route 2 so original route (#1) could be retained if clearance changed back. The captain was watching what I was doing. He asked why I was using route 2. The altitude alert warning sounded before I could answer. I called 'level off.' we were at FL315. ZMA advised us to maintain FL310, traffic 1 O'clock, 20 mi. The captain did not follow company procedures and his own briefing: 'the PF will fly the aircraft; the PNF will handle the radios, CDU, navigation,' etc.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR WDB ADVTECH ALT OVERSHOT IN CLIMB.

Narrative: THE CAPT WAS HAND-FLYING THE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY WDB. AUTOPLT WAS NOT ENGAGED. AS WE PASSED FL300 FOR FL310 I CALLED '1000' TO GO.' CAPT ACKNOWLEDGED. ZMA THEN CLRED US 'PRESENT POS DIRECT AEX.' I STARTED TO PUT THE NEW RTE INTO THE RTE 2 SO ORIGINAL RTE (#1) COULD BE RETAINED IF CLRNC CHANGED BACK. THE CAPT WAS WATCHING WHAT I WAS DOING. HE ASKED WHY I WAS USING RTE 2. THE ALT ALERT WARNING SOUNDED BEFORE I COULD ANSWER. I CALLED 'LEVEL OFF.' WE WERE AT FL315. ZMA ADVISED US TO MAINTAIN FL310, TFC 1 O'CLOCK, 20 MI. THE CAPT DID NOT FOLLOW COMPANY PROCS AND HIS OWN BRIEFING: 'THE PF WILL FLY THE ACFT; THE PNF WILL HANDLE THE RADIOS, CDU, NAV,' ETC.

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.