MD80 SUPER80 overshot assigned altitude when autoplt failed to capture.

Attributes
ACN	364771
Time
Date	199703
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : irk
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 24300
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc tower : las
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	364771
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	364770
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe 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	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Approaching leveloff climbing to FL240, the autoplt failed to capture the leveloff. Disconnect and manual leveloff accomplished resulting in exceeding the planned leveloff of FL240 by approximately 300 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 SUPER80 OVERSHOT ASSIGNED ALT WHEN AUTOPLT FAILED TO CAPTURE.

Narrative: APCHING LEVELOFF CLBING TO FL240, THE AUTOPLT FAILED TO CAPTURE THE LEVELOFF. DISCONNECT AND MANUAL LEVELOFF ACCOMPLISHED RESULTING IN EXCEEDING THE PLANNED LEVELOFF OF FL240 BY APPROX 300 FT.

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.