Air carrier fails to climb to cleared altitude in time agreed to. Traffic conflict resulted.

Attributes
ACN	459470
Time
Date	200001
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mci.airport
State Reference	KS
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 37000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc.artcc tower : msp.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : enroute altitude change
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	459470
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Was at FL330, asked how long it would take to get to FL370. Captain replied 3 mins. Took us approximately 4 1/2 mins to get to FL370. Controller was not happy. We took a vector and also another aircraft took vectors. We should have advised immediately when we realized we were not going to make it in 3 mins. We made FL360 in approximately 3 mins. Flight attendants came up to cockpit just after we started the climb. This caused some distraction.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FAILS TO CLB TO CLRED ALT IN TIME AGREED TO. TFC CONFLICT RESULTED.

Narrative: WAS AT FL330, ASKED HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE TO GET TO FL370. CAPT REPLIED 3 MINS. TOOK US APPROX 4 1/2 MINS TO GET TO FL370. CTLR WAS NOT HAPPY. WE TOOK A VECTOR AND ALSO ANOTHER ACFT TOOK VECTORS. WE SHOULD HAVE ADVISED IMMEDIATELY WHEN WE REALIZED WE WERE NOT GOING TO MAKE IT IN 3 MINS. WE MADE FL360 IN APPROX 3 MINS. FLT ATTENDANTS CAME UP TO COCKPIT JUST AFTER WE STARTED THE CLB. THIS CAUSED SOME DISTR.

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.