A new captain on an IOE in an large transport climbed through his assigned altitude towards his expected altitude. ATC stopped his climb and issued a new clearance.

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Attributes
ACN	213339
Time
Date	199206
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : txkf
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 18000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : txkf
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 6
ASRS Report	213339
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer observation : company check pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude conflict : airborne less severe inflight encounter : weather 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 from bermuda VOR and radar control we were deviating due to numerous thunderstorms. At approximately 18000, bermuda control advised us only altitudes available were FL270 or FL350. We requested FL350 as a final. Passing through FL315, bermuda control told us to maintain FL310 and turn to a heading of 360 degrees from heading of 320 degrees. We immediately complied with ATC's request. Bermuda control gave us instructions to climb to FL350. We asked what the problem was and bermuda control said our clearance was to climb to FL310 and expect FL350. We asked if there was a conflict with other traffic. Bermuda control replied there was no problem and no report was necessary. Contributing factors were bermuda controller was talking too fast and we missed the instruction, also WX was factor, were very busy deviating numerous thunderstorms. Factor affecting human performance was that I was a new captain receiving initial operating experience on a new aircraft from a check pilot and crew coordination is not as good as it should be.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A NEW CAPT ON AN IOE IN AN LGT CLBED THROUGH HIS ASSIGNED ALT TOWARDS HIS EXPECTED ALT. ATC STOPPED HIS CLB AND ISSUED A NEW CLRNC.

Narrative: CLBING FROM BERMUDA VOR AND RADAR CTL WE WERE DEVIATING DUE TO NUMEROUS TSTMS. AT APPROX 18000, BERMUDA CTL ADVISED US ONLY ALTS AVAILABLE WERE FL270 OR FL350. WE REQUESTED FL350 AS A FINAL. PASSING THROUGH FL315, BERMUDA CTL TOLD US TO MAINTAIN FL310 AND TURN TO A HDG OF 360 DEGS FROM HDG OF 320 DEGS. WE IMMEDIATELY COMPLIED WITH ATC'S REQUEST. BERMUDA CTL GAVE US INSTRUCTIONS TO CLB TO FL350. WE ASKED WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND BERMUDA CTL SAID OUR CLRNC WAS TO CLB TO FL310 AND EXPECT FL350. WE ASKED IF THERE WAS A CONFLICT WITH OTHER TFC. BERMUDA CTL REPLIED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND NO RPT WAS NECESSARY. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE BERMUDA CTLR WAS TALKING TOO FAST AND WE MISSED THE INSTRUCTION, ALSO WX WAS FACTOR, WERE VERY BUSY DEVIATING NUMEROUS TSTMS. FACTOR AFFECTING HUMAN PERFORMANCE WAS THAT I WAS A NEW CAPT RECEIVING INITIAL OPERATING EXPERIENCE ON A NEW ACFT FROM A CHK PLT AND CREW COORD IS NOT AS GOOD AS IT SHOULD BE.

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.