Narrative:

As we were climbing up to our flight plan altitude of 16000 ft, I called out 500 ft to go passing 15500 ft -- a standard company callout. I then became distraction with some end-of-the-day paperwork, as this was our 6TH and final leg of a 15.5 hour duty day. A moment later, I looked up and noticed that we were level at 17000 ft. I brought it to the captain's attention and he quickly started back down to 16000 ft. ZHU then advised us that we were level at 17000 ft. There was no other traffic out in the vicinity, and that was the end of it. I believe some major contributing factors were: the very long duty day imposed on us by the airline. The captain himself, in that this is not an uncommon problem with him. He has a notoriously bad reputation for being a sub-PAR pilot that slipped through the cracks. And ultimately, I blame myself for getting distraction with non essential paperwork. This experience was a big reminder for me in that 1) not getting too distraction with paperwork, even though we were not in a sterile environment, and 2) to be extra alert during a period when fatigue is more likely to be a factor.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FLC OVERSHOOTS ASSIGNED ALT AND LEVELS OFF 1000 FT HIGH.

Narrative: AS WE WERE CLBING UP TO OUR FLT PLAN ALT OF 16000 FT, I CALLED OUT 500 FT TO GO PASSING 15500 FT -- A STANDARD COMPANY CALLOUT. I THEN BECAME DISTR WITH SOME END-OF-THE-DAY PAPERWORK, AS THIS WAS OUR 6TH AND FINAL LEG OF A 15.5 HR DUTY DAY. A MOMENT LATER, I LOOKED UP AND NOTICED THAT WE WERE LEVEL AT 17000 FT. I BROUGHT IT TO THE CAPT'S ATTN AND HE QUICKLY STARTED BACK DOWN TO 16000 FT. ZHU THEN ADVISED US THAT WE WERE LEVEL AT 17000 FT. THERE WAS NO OTHER TFC OUT IN THE VICINITY, AND THAT WAS THE END OF IT. I BELIEVE SOME MAJOR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: THE VERY LONG DUTY DAY IMPOSED ON US BY THE AIRLINE. THE CAPT HIMSELF, IN THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROB WITH HIM. HE HAS A NOTORIOUSLY BAD REPUTATION FOR BEING A SUB-PAR PLT THAT SLIPPED THROUGH THE CRACKS. AND ULTIMATELY, I BLAME MYSELF FOR GETTING DISTR WITH NON ESSENTIAL PAPERWORK. THIS EXPERIENCE WAS A BIG REMINDER FOR ME IN THAT 1) NOT GETTING TOO DISTR WITH PAPERWORK, EVEN THOUGH WE WERE NOT IN A STERILE ENVIRONMENT, AND 2) TO BE EXTRA ALERT DURING A PERIOD WHEN FATIGUE IS MORE LIKELY TO BE A FACTOR.

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.