E145 crew had altitude overshoot in ZAU class east airspace.

Attributes
ACN	476610
Time
Date	200006
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zau.artcc
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 480
ASRS Report	476610
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued alert
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

First officer was flying the aircraft. We were cleared to climb to 11000 ft, which I selected in altitude preselector and pointed to first officer, which he acknowledged. Then I went back to my PNF duties -- such as getting ATIS, landing numbers and plugging into FMS and ACARS. As I glanced back, he was climbing through 11600 ft and I asked him to go back immediately to 11000 ft. Right at this moment, ZAU questioned about our altitude, which we read back and said being corrected. I think ZAU told us to go back to and maintain 11000 ft, which we were already in the process to comply with. After this flight continued with no further incident and landed normally and safely at our destination -- ord. Lesson learned is: regardless of how busy we are on these very short 20-25 min segment flts in these very fast and high performance jet aircraft, our primary focus should be on keeping vigilance and eye on fellow pilot flying and helping him/her to adhere strictly to clearance limits. We were very fortunate that safety was never jeopardized either for our aircraft or any other traffic during this incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: E145 CREW HAD ALT OVERSHOOT IN ZAU CLASS E AIRSPACE.

Narrative: FO WAS FLYING THE ACFT. WE WERE CLRED TO CLB TO 11000 FT, WHICH I SELECTED IN ALT PRESELECTOR AND POINTED TO FO, WHICH HE ACKNOWLEDGED. THEN I WENT BACK TO MY PNF DUTIES -- SUCH AS GETTING ATIS, LNDG NUMBERS AND PLUGGING INTO FMS AND ACARS. AS I GLANCED BACK, HE WAS CLBING THROUGH 11600 FT AND I ASKED HIM TO GO BACK IMMEDIATELY TO 11000 FT. RIGHT AT THIS MOMENT, ZAU QUESTIONED ABOUT OUR ALT, WHICH WE READ BACK AND SAID BEING CORRECTED. I THINK ZAU TOLD US TO GO BACK TO AND MAINTAIN 11000 FT, WHICH WE WERE ALREADY IN THE PROCESS TO COMPLY WITH. AFTER THIS FLT CONTINUED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT AND LANDED NORMALLY AND SAFELY AT OUR DEST -- ORD. LESSON LEARNED IS: REGARDLESS OF HOW BUSY WE ARE ON THESE VERY SHORT 20-25 MIN SEGMENT FLTS IN THESE VERY FAST AND HIGH PERFORMANCE JET ACFT, OUR PRIMARY FOCUS SHOULD BE ON KEEPING VIGILANCE AND EYE ON FELLOW PLT FLYING AND HELPING HIM/HER TO ADHERE STRICTLY TO CLRNC LIMITS. WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE THAT SAFETY WAS NEVER JEOPARDIZED EITHER FOR OUR ACFT OR ANY OTHER TFC DURING THIS INCIDENT.

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.