With training in progress B767 crew overshoots cleared altitude near phx.

Attributes
ACN	460610
Time
Date	200001
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : pxr.vortac
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 15350
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zab.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	observation : company check pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	460610
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 21000 flight time type : 10
ASRS Report	459491
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
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:

Crew consisted of IOE captain and check/instructor captain. IOE captain was hand flying the aircraft on the departure SID. Due to a preceding aircraft on the same SID, we were given multiple altitude leveloffs instead of the more normal unrestr climb. Approaching leveloff at 15000 ft, IOE captain was briefly distraction and missed the flight director leveloff indications. This was promptly noticed and corrected with a leveloff at 15300 ft. ATC indicated they saw an altitude of 15400 ft. However, aircraft indications were a maximum altitude of 15300 ft (+300 ft deviation). The lesson learned is that IOE crew members are already highly task saturated, especially when hand flying. The autoplt should always be selected on prior to allowing distracting factors to unduly influence the progress of the flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WITH TRAINING IN PROGRESS B767 CREW OVERSHOOTS CLRED ALT NEAR PHX.

Narrative: CREW CONSISTED OF IOE CAPT AND CHK/INSTRUCTOR CAPT. IOE CAPT WAS HAND FLYING THE ACFT ON THE DEP SID. DUE TO A PRECEDING ACFT ON THE SAME SID, WE WERE GIVEN MULTIPLE ALT LEVELOFFS INSTEAD OF THE MORE NORMAL UNRESTR CLB. APCHING LEVELOFF AT 15000 FT, IOE CAPT WAS BRIEFLY DISTR AND MISSED THE FLT DIRECTOR LEVELOFF INDICATIONS. THIS WAS PROMPTLY NOTICED AND CORRECTED WITH A LEVELOFF AT 15300 FT. ATC INDICATED THEY SAW AN ALT OF 15400 FT. HOWEVER, ACFT INDICATIONS WERE A MAX ALT OF 15300 FT (+300 FT DEV). THE LESSON LEARNED IS THAT IOE CREW MEMBERS ARE ALREADY HIGHLY TASK SATURATED, ESPECIALLY WHEN HAND FLYING. THE AUTOPLT SHOULD ALWAYS BE SELECTED ON PRIOR TO ALLOWING DISTRACTING FACTORS TO UNDULY INFLUENCE THE PROGRESS OF THE FLT.

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.