Commuter aircraft has system problem. Commits altitude deviation while solving.

Attributes
ACN	200987
Time
Date	199202
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : nun
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 12700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute airway : zhu
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 : 3200 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	200987
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
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	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

There is a definite problem when a company places both a captain and first officer to duty together who have less than a 100 hours in aircraft type. This situation involves 2 pilots having approximately 35 hours in the aircraft combined! I had finished my IOE with a min time required. The situation involved an altitude incursion which happened when the first officer was having difficulty with one of the aircraft system. I then had my attention diverted to that problem. In the meantime the aircraft altitude then climbed through the altitude assigned. The controller then questioned our altitude and we then corrected our altitude. The problem I feel, could have been corrected by having a min time requirement for placing 2 pilots together. There is the initial operating experience for capts required but none for first officer's. So often you get a relatively inexperienced captain with a less experienced first officer!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER ACFT HAS SYS PROBLEM. COMMITS ALTDEV WHILE SOLVING.

Narrative: THERE IS A DEFINITE PROBLEM WHEN A COMPANY PLACES BOTH A CAPT AND FO TO DUTY TOGETHER WHO HAVE LESS THAN A 100 HRS IN ACFT TYPE. THIS SITUATION INVOLVES 2 PLTS HAVING APPROX 35 HRS IN THE ACFT COMBINED! I HAD FINISHED MY IOE WITH A MIN TIME REQUIRED. THE SITUATION INVOLVED AN ALT INCURSION WHICH HAPPENED WHEN THE FO WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH ONE OF THE ACFT SYS. I THEN HAD MY ATTN DIVERTED TO THAT PROBLEM. IN THE MEANTIME THE ACFT ALT THEN CLBED THROUGH THE ALT ASSIGNED. THE CTLR THEN QUESTIONED OUR ALT AND WE THEN CORRECTED OUR ALT. THE PROBLEM I FEEL, COULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED BY HAVING A MIN TIME REQUIREMENT FOR PLACING 2 PLTS TOGETHER. THERE IS THE INITIAL OPERATING EXPERIENCE FOR CAPTS REQUIRED BUT NONE FOR FO'S. SO OFTEN YOU GET A RELATIVELY INEXPERIENCED CAPT WITH A LESS EXPERIENCED FO!

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.