B737 crew deviates from speed restr during climb in lax airspace.

Attributes
ACN	421084
Time
Date	199811
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 13000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sav
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	421084
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	421560
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Normal operation out of lax. Flying the gorman 1 departure. First controller restr us to 250 KTS and gave us a couple vector headings. Level at 9000 ft at 250 KTS. Second controller gave us another vector to resume the gorman 1 and 13000 ft. (Very busy radio work.) through 10000 ft the captain asked that I put maximum speeds in the FMC for climb. I thought he was in level change mode with the MCP so I did so. About this time we were switched to ZLA. A couple mins later center asked what our speed was and we were at 310 KTS. He told us not to exceed present speed and then asked if we had been restr to 250 KTS. We said we had. In the busy load of flying and radio work, both the captain and I didn't realize that we didn't have the level change engaged so when I put in the maximum speeds for the climb the aircraft accelerated to those speeds. While I feel there is always room for improvement I feel that a person tends to forget about a restr like this as you go through 3 or 4 controllers. On our part I feel as though we could come up with small xchks of the MCP much like we do with altitude awareness programs.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 CREW DEVIATES FROM SPD RESTR DURING CLB IN LAX AIRSPACE.

Narrative: NORMAL OP OUT OF LAX. FLYING THE GORMAN 1 DEP. FIRST CTLR RESTR US TO 250 KTS AND GAVE US A COUPLE VECTOR HDGS. LEVEL AT 9000 FT AT 250 KTS. SECOND CTLR GAVE US ANOTHER VECTOR TO RESUME THE GORMAN 1 AND 13000 FT. (VERY BUSY RADIO WORK.) THROUGH 10000 FT THE CAPT ASKED THAT I PUT MAX SPDS IN THE FMC FOR CLB. I THOUGHT HE WAS IN LEVEL CHANGE MODE WITH THE MCP SO I DID SO. ABOUT THIS TIME WE WERE SWITCHED TO ZLA. A COUPLE MINS LATER CTR ASKED WHAT OUR SPD WAS AND WE WERE AT 310 KTS. HE TOLD US NOT TO EXCEED PRESENT SPD AND THEN ASKED IF WE HAD BEEN RESTR TO 250 KTS. WE SAID WE HAD. IN THE BUSY LOAD OF FLYING AND RADIO WORK, BOTH THE CAPT AND I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE THE LEVEL CHANGE ENGAGED SO WHEN I PUT IN THE MAX SPDS FOR THE CLB THE ACFT ACCELERATED TO THOSE SPDS. WHILE I FEEL THERE IS ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT I FEEL THAT A PERSON TENDS TO FORGET ABOUT A RESTR LIKE THIS AS YOU GO THROUGH 3 OR 4 CTLRS. ON OUR PART I FEEL AS THOUGH WE COULD COME UP WITH SMALL XCHKS OF THE MCP MUCH LIKE WE DO WITH ALT AWARENESS PROGRAMS.

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.