Narrative:

Climbing out of stl, controller turned us direct pia and thought climb to 15000 ft. At 7800 ft, controller asked altitude then reclred us to 15000 ft. Altitude alerter set to 6000 ft. Altitude alerter placarded inoperative.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR FLC FLYING AN UNIDENTED 108 PAX JET NEAR STL FAILS TO LEVEL OFF AT ASSIGNED ALT.

Narrative: CLBING OUT OF STL, CTLR TURNED US DIRECT PIA AND THOUGHT CLB TO 15000 FT. AT 7800 FT, CTLR ASKED ALT THEN RECLRED US TO 15000 FT. ALT ALERTER SET TO 6000 FT. ALT ALERTER PLACARDED INOP.

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.