B727, crew overshot their cleared altitude by 300 ft.

Attributes
ACN	409290
Time
Date	199807
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bna
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 22000 msl bound upper : 22300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer observation : company check pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	409290
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	409291
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified 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:

IOE in progress. Captain/student was flying. Deviating around WX, climbing to FL220. I called out FL210 for FL220 and observed the student level off at the assigned altitude. Moments later ATC called us with an extensive reroute. As I was examining the chart to determine the effect on our fuel planning, I heard the altitude alert go off and noticed the airplane climbing through 300 ft above the assigned altitude. The student apparently had been distracted by the new clearance and failed to maintain the assigned altitude. Corrective action was immediately applied and we returned to FL220 without incident. Supplemental information from acn 409291: after several reroutes during climb around WX, missed leveloff at FL220. Immediately returned to FL220 after going 300 ft high. No aircraft in area and no comment from ATC.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727, CREW OVERSHOT THEIR CLRED ALT BY 300 FT.

Narrative: IOE IN PROGRESS. CAPT/STUDENT WAS FLYING. DEVIATING AROUND WX, CLBING TO FL220. I CALLED OUT FL210 FOR FL220 AND OBSERVED THE STUDENT LEVEL OFF AT THE ASSIGNED ALT. MOMENTS LATER ATC CALLED US WITH AN EXTENSIVE REROUTE. AS I WAS EXAMINING THE CHART TO DETERMINE THE EFFECT ON OUR FUEL PLANNING, I HEARD THE ALT ALERT GO OFF AND NOTICED THE AIRPLANE CLBING THROUGH 300 FT ABOVE THE ASSIGNED ALT. THE STUDENT APPARENTLY HAD BEEN DISTRACTED BY THE NEW CLRNC AND FAILED TO MAINTAIN THE ASSIGNED ALT. CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS IMMEDIATELY APPLIED AND WE RETURNED TO FL220 WITHOUT INCIDENT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 409291: AFTER SEVERAL REROUTES DURING CLB AROUND WX, MISSED LEVELOFF AT FL220. IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO FL220 AFTER GOING 300 FT HIGH. NO ACFT IN AREA AND NO COMMENT FROM ATC.

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.