Corp aircraft exceeds assigned altitude while checking chart for route that had been changed.

Attributes
ACN	190760
Time
Date	199110
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl bound lower : 17000 msl bound upper : 17000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Medium Transport
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	190760
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Altitude deviation was caused by crew trying to figure out the new government high altitude charts to comply with an ATC route clearance which was changed. We didn't comply with company operations which calls for all non essential activity to cease within 1000 ft of any level off.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CORP ACFT EXCEEDS ASSIGNED ALT WHILE CHKING CHART FOR RTE THAT HAD BEEN CHANGED.

Narrative: ALTDEV WAS CAUSED BY CREW TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE NEW GOV HIGH ALT CHARTS TO COMPLY WITH AN ATC RTE CLRNC WHICH WAS CHANGED. WE DIDN'T COMPLY WITH COMPANY OPS WHICH CALLS FOR ALL NON ESSENTIAL ACTIVITY TO CEASE WITHIN 1000 FT OF ANY LEVEL OFF.

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.