C9 crew had altitude overshoot.

Attributes
ACN	443840
Time
Date	199907
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ric.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 29400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc tower : dtw.tower
Operator	other
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : military pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2490 flight time type : 1700
ASRS Report	443840
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : altitude alert other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to assigned altitude
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

First officer flying. In climb, initiated leveloff at assigned altitude (FL290) by decreasing rate of climb on autoplt vertical speed wheel. Captain was occupied with computing fuel and ETA for destination. Altitude alert chimed at FL292.5 in accordance with system specifications. Captain called 'descend.' first officer disconnected autoplt and leveled aircraft at FL290. Peak altitude attained was FL294 for less than 3 seconds. After leveloff at FL290, ATC called to direct aircraft back to assigned altitude. Reported compliance. No further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C9 CREW HAD ALT OVERSHOOT.

Narrative: FO FLYING. IN CLB, INITIATED LEVELOFF AT ASSIGNED ALT (FL290) BY DECREASING RATE OF CLB ON AUTOPLT VERT SPD WHEEL. CAPT WAS OCCUPIED WITH COMPUTING FUEL AND ETA FOR DEST. ALT ALERT CHIMED AT FL292.5 IN ACCORDANCE WITH SYS SPECS. CAPT CALLED 'DSND.' FO DISCONNECTED AUTOPLT AND LEVELED ACFT AT FL290. PEAK ALT ATTAINED WAS FL294 FOR LESS THAN 3 SECONDS. AFTER LEVELOFF AT FL290, ATC CALLED TO DIRECT ACFT BACK TO ASSIGNED ALT. RPTED COMPLIANCE. NO FURTHER INCIDENT.

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.