The flight crew of a B737-200 flight, distraction in cockpit, overshoots their assigned altitude in climb near lny, hi.

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Attributes
ACN	456760
Time
Date	199912
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	HI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 25000 msl bound upper : 25700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhn.artcc tower : pdx.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Route In Use	enroute : pacific
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	456760
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to assigned altitude none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During leveloff at top of climb, cockpit distraction caused overshoot of leveloff. Aircraft reached FL257, no conflict with traffic and leveled at FL250. Crew distraction caused by looking for aircraft maintenance logbook and frequency change at same time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE FLC OF A B737-200 FLT, DISTR IN COCKPIT, OVERSHOOTS THEIR ASSIGNED ALT IN CLB NEAR LNY, HI.

Narrative: DURING LEVELOFF AT TOP OF CLB, COCKPIT DISTR CAUSED OVERSHOOT OF LEVELOFF. ACFT REACHED FL257, NO CONFLICT WITH TFC AND LEVELED AT FL250. CREW DISTR CAUSED BY LOOKING FOR ACFT MAINT LOGBOOK AND FREQ CHANGE AT SAME TIME.

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.