Flight crew climbs 500 ft above assigned altitude.

Attributes
ACN	319140
Time
Date	199510
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 12500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : den
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50
ASRS Report	319140
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	318795
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

B727 departed den runway 8. Headed east at 10000 ft given a climb to 15000 ft and a turn to a north direction. Approaching 12000 ft departure control pointed out traffic at 13000 ft. Asked departure control to confirm altitude as 15000 ft, it was confirmed as 12000 ft. The aircraft was leveled at 12000 ft after reaching approximately 12500 ft. The problem was a miscom with departure control (an altitude clearance readback of 15000 ft was given to the controller).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC CLBS 500 FT ABOVE ASSIGNED ALT.

Narrative: B727 DEPARTED DEN RWY 8. HEADED E AT 10000 FT GIVEN A CLB TO 15000 FT AND A TURN TO A N DIRECTION. APCHING 12000 FT DEP CTL POINTED OUT TFC AT 13000 FT. ASKED DEP CTL TO CONFIRM ALT AS 15000 FT, IT WAS CONFIRMED AS 12000 FT. THE ACFT WAS LEVELED AT 12000 FT AFTER REACHING APPROX 12500 FT. THE PROB WAS A MISCOM WITH DEP CTL (AN ALT CLRNC READBACK OF 15000 FT WAS GIVEN TO THE CTLR).

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.