Flight crew of B737 exceeds assigned speed when operating with autothrottles inoperative. TCASII alerted them to the problem.

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Attributes
ACN	394620
Time
Date	199802
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lga
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny tower : pdx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 11750 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	394620
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 6000 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were cleared to level off at 15000 ft for crossing traffic. We then received a TA warning and then an RA to maintain altitude. The clearance was to maintain 250 KTS until further advised. The captain was a recent upgrade from the B757 still fresh from IOE. We were in a B737 with autothrottle inoperative. At leveloff, he did not pull back the throttles and we were over 340 KTS when we caught it. A combination of inexperience, non standardization of the company fleet and assigning him to a morning trip following an evening cycle is a bad combination and chain of events.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF B737 EXCEEDS ASSIGNED SPD WHEN OPERATING WITH AUTOTHROTTLES INOP. TCASII ALERTED THEM TO THE PROB.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO LEVEL OFF AT 15000 FT FOR XING TFC. WE THEN RECEIVED A TA WARNING AND THEN AN RA TO MAINTAIN ALT. THE CLRNC WAS TO MAINTAIN 250 KTS UNTIL FURTHER ADVISED. THE CAPT WAS A RECENT UPGRADE FROM THE B757 STILL FRESH FROM IOE. WE WERE IN A B737 WITH AUTOTHROTTLE INOP. AT LEVELOFF, HE DID NOT PULL BACK THE THROTTLES AND WE WERE OVER 340 KTS WHEN WE CAUGHT IT. A COMBINATION OF INEXPERIENCE, NON STANDARDIZATION OF THE COMPANY FLEET AND ASSIGNING HIM TO A MORNING TRIP FOLLOWING AN EVENING CYCLE IS A BAD COMBINATION AND CHAIN OF EVENTS.

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.