Flight crew of an large transport overshot altitude during climb.

Attributes
ACN	320330
Time
Date	199511
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 17000 msl bound upper : 17900
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw
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
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	320330
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
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	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departing dfw runway 17R on dalls 9 SID, slower traffic (F100) ahead below us, we were instructed to keep him in sight and turn left heading 040 degrees to intercept the dfw 067 degree radial. While established on the 040 degree heading and climbing rapidly to 17000 ft (lightly loaded B757 is a rocket ship) departure control gave us a speed reduction rapidly followed by another speed reduction (the second reduction request in a tone of voice that conveyed some urgency). This occurred as we were passing 16000 ft for 17000 ft. I neglected my standard call '160 for 170 one to go.' because I was dialing in raw data to confirm the dfw 067 degree radial with FMS data. The captain hand flying dialed in the last speed reduction to 250 KTS (because I was busy) and by the time I came back into the climb level slowing situation, we were passing 17500 ft on the way to 17900 ft before the aircraft was slowed and descent to 17000 ft was initiated. I called departure told them out of 17800 ft descending and was told to switch frequencys.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN LGT OVERSHOT ALT DURING CLB.

Narrative: DEPARTING DFW RWY 17R ON DALLS 9 SID, SLOWER TFC (F100) AHEAD BELOW US, WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO KEEP HIM IN SIGHT AND TURN L HDG 040 DEGS TO INTERCEPT THE DFW 067 DEG RADIAL. WHILE ESTABLISHED ON THE 040 DEG HDG AND CLBING RAPIDLY TO 17000 FT (LIGHTLY LOADED B757 IS A ROCKET SHIP) DEP CTL GAVE US A SPD REDUCTION RAPIDLY FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER SPD REDUCTION (THE SECOND REDUCTION REQUEST IN A TONE OF VOICE THAT CONVEYED SOME URGENCY). THIS OCCURRED AS WE WERE PASSING 16000 FT FOR 17000 FT. I NEGLECTED MY STANDARD CALL '160 FOR 170 ONE TO GO.' BECAUSE I WAS DIALING IN RAW DATA TO CONFIRM THE DFW 067 DEG RADIAL WITH FMS DATA. THE CAPT HAND FLYING DIALED IN THE LAST SPD REDUCTION TO 250 KTS (BECAUSE I WAS BUSY) AND BY THE TIME I CAME BACK INTO THE CLB LEVEL SLOWING SIT, WE WERE PASSING 17500 FT ON THE WAY TO 17900 FT BEFORE THE ACFT WAS SLOWED AND DSCNT TO 17000 FT WAS INITIATED. I CALLED DEP TOLD THEM OUT OF 17800 FT DSNDING AND WAS TOLD TO SWITCH FREQS.

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.