Narrative:

Captain was PF. As I finished climb checklist, I observed our airspeed to be 270 KIAS below 10000 ft. Informed captain and he began to slow to 250 KTS. At that time, cvg departure advised 'air carrier abcd 280 KTS or slower till advised.' (we were air carrier abcd.) I believe departure knew we were above 250 KIAS. Contributing factors: 1) I was preoccupied by performing the climb checklist. 2) captain was busy complaining that the method I used to xfer packs from APU to engines 'makes his ears pop' and was not adequately monitoring his airspeed in the climb. 3) captain's violation of sterile cockpit. 4) our company's procedure of xferring bleeds prior to reaching 10000 ft MSL, specifically right after takeoff.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CL65 CAPT EXCEEDED 250 KTS BELOW 10000 FT.

Narrative: CAPT WAS PF. AS I FINISHED CLB CHKLIST, I OBSERVED OUR AIRSPD TO BE 270 KIAS BELOW 10000 FT. INFORMED CAPT AND HE BEGAN TO SLOW TO 250 KTS. AT THAT TIME, CVG DEP ADVISED 'ACR ABCD 280 KTS OR SLOWER TILL ADVISED.' (WE WERE ACR ABCD.) I BELIEVE DEP KNEW WE WERE ABOVE 250 KIAS. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1) I WAS PREOCCUPIED BY PERFORMING THE CLB CHKLIST. 2) CAPT WAS BUSY COMPLAINING THAT THE METHOD I USED TO XFER PACKS FROM APU TO ENGS 'MAKES HIS EARS POP' AND WAS NOT ADEQUATELY MONITORING HIS AIRSPD IN THE CLB. 3) CAPT'S VIOLATION OF STERILE COCKPIT. 4) OUR COMPANY'S PROC OF XFERRING BLEEDS PRIOR TO REACHING 10000 FT MSL, SPECIFICALLY RIGHT AFTER TKOF.

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.