Medium large transport flight crew exceeds assigned altitude on initial climb.

Attributes
ACN	240700
Time
Date	199304
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : slc
State Reference	UT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : slc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	240700
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	Other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed runway 34L at slc assigned heading 280 degrees and altitude 8000 ft. (Prior to departure we had a mechanical and an aircraft swap.) approximately 1 hour 5 mins out of 7000 ft MSL (3000 ft AGL), I called for speed 250 KTS (VNAV) and after takeoff check on heading of 280 degrees and climbing. While flying I was monitoring TCASII and outside for traffic. The altitude alert went off at 8300 ft MSL. I immediately leveled the aircraft and descended to 8000 ft MSL from approximately 8400 ft MSL. ATC (departure control) never commented. We were then assigned heading 310 degrees for on course. Note: we fly airplanes which have not totally been standardized in the altitude alert system. A couple of our airplanes only give a light warning approaching an altitude while all of the others give aural tones both approaching and departing the altitude set in the altitude window (which is the standard the company is striving for). In talking with other company pilots, this was the second altitude deviation using the nonstandard altitude alert system in 1 week. The chief pilot was approached requesting support in getting the system standardized. I feel another contributing factor is the company's procedure of calling for after takeoff check of 3000 ft AGL, which in this situation came at approximately the same time the 1000 ft to level should come.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG FLT CREW EXCEEDS ASSIGNED ALT ON INITIAL CLB.

Narrative: DEPARTED RWY 34L AT SLC ASSIGNED HDG 280 DEGS AND ALT 8000 FT. (PRIOR TO DEP WE HAD A MECHANICAL AND AN ACFT SWAP.) APPROX 1 HR 5 MINS OUT OF 7000 FT MSL (3000 FT AGL), I CALLED FOR SPD 250 KTS (VNAV) AND AFTER TKOF CHK ON HDG OF 280 DEGS AND CLBING. WHILE FLYING I WAS MONITORING TCASII AND OUTSIDE FOR TFC. THE ALT ALERT WENT OFF AT 8300 FT MSL. I IMMEDIATELY LEVELED THE ACFT AND DSNDED TO 8000 FT MSL FROM APPROX 8400 FT MSL. ATC (DEP CTL) NEVER COMMENTED. WE WERE THEN ASSIGNED HDG 310 DEGS FOR ON COURSE. NOTE: WE FLY AIRPLANES WHICH HAVE NOT TOTALLY BEEN STANDARDIZED IN THE ALT ALERT SYS. A COUPLE OF OUR AIRPLANES ONLY GIVE A LIGHT WARNING APCHING AN ALT WHILE ALL OF THE OTHERS GIVE AURAL TONES BOTH APCHING AND DEPARTING THE ALT SET IN THE ALT WINDOW (WHICH IS THE STANDARD THE COMPANY IS STRIVING FOR). IN TALKING WITH OTHER COMPANY PLTS, THIS WAS THE SECOND ALTDEV USING THE NONSTANDARD ALT ALERT SYS IN 1 WK. THE CHIEF PLT WAS APCHED REQUESTING SUPPORT IN GETTING THE SYS STANDARDIZED. I FEEL ANOTHER CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IS THE COMPANY'S PROC OF CALLING FOR AFTER TKOF CHK OF 3000 FT AGL, WHICH IN THIS SIT CAME AT APPROX THE SAME TIME THE 1000 FT TO LEVEL SHOULD COME.

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.