B747 crew had altitude overshoot on departure from jfk in N90 class a airspace.

Attributes
ACN	470930
Time
Date	200004
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 23000 msl bound upper : 23220
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B747-400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other other
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 24800 flight time type : 875
ASRS Report	470930
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : company policies non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance 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:

We were flying air carrier flight abcd from kjfk/jfk to rjaa/nrt. On departure we were cleared to climb to FL230. We inadvertently reached FL232.2 on the captain's altimeter before descending back to FL230. Before descending back to FL231.5, we were cleared to FL280. There was no observed traffic on our TCASII.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B747 CREW HAD ALT OVERSHOOT ON DEP FROM JFK IN N90 CLASS A AIRSPACE.

Narrative: WE WERE FLYING ACR FLT ABCD FROM KJFK/JFK TO RJAA/NRT. ON DEP WE WERE CLRED TO CLB TO FL230. WE INADVERTENTLY REACHED FL232.2 ON THE CAPT'S ALTIMETER BEFORE DSNDING BACK TO FL230. BEFORE DSNDING BACK TO FL231.5, WE WERE CLRED TO FL280. THERE WAS NO OBSERVED TFC ON OUR TCASII.

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.