Altitude deviation altitude overshot in climb.

Attributes
ACN	297905
Time
Date	199503
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bhm
State Reference	AL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 32000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 18000
ASRS Report	297905
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was the captain on flight on mar/xx/95 from jan to bhm. We departed jan at XX58 local. As we were climbing to our assigned cruise altitude of 30000 ft we received further clearance to descend to cross a point 75 mi west of vuz VOR at or below FL210 and to descend pilots discretion to maintain 13000 ft. We set 13000 in the altitude window of the mode control panel and proceeded to build the crossing point in the FMC. The aircraft continued to climb toward the original planned cruising altitude. If the climb limit had been lower than programmed cruise altitude the aircraft would not have leveled off. As we started our descent we received a RA or TCASII.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALTDEV ALT OVERSHOT IN CLB.

Narrative: I WAS THE CAPT ON FLT ON MAR/XX/95 FROM JAN TO BHM. WE DEPARTED JAN AT XX58 LCL. AS WE WERE CLBING TO OUR ASSIGNED CRUISE ALT OF 30000 FT WE RECEIVED FURTHER CLRNC TO DSND TO CROSS A POINT 75 MI W OF VUZ VOR AT OR BELOW FL210 AND TO DSND PLTS DISCRETION TO MAINTAIN 13000 FT. WE SET 13000 IN THE ALT WINDOW OF THE MODE CTL PANEL AND PROCEEDED TO BUILD THE XING POINT IN THE FMC. THE ACFT CONTINUED TO CLB TOWARD THE ORIGINAL PLANNED CRUISING ALT. IF THE CLB LIMIT HAD BEEN LOWER THAN PROGRAMMED CRUISE ALT THE ACFT WOULD NOT HAVE LEVELED OFF. AS WE STARTED OUR DSCNT WE RECEIVED A RA OR TCASII.

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.