Carj crew started climb to FL320 instead of turning to hg of 320 degrees.

Attributes
ACN	497635
Time
Date	200101
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zmp.artcc
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
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 : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2950 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	497635
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to assigned altitude
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The captain chose not to wear headsets. This created a difficult communication situation. The aircraft was level at FL310, our planned cruise altitude. ZMP asked us to climb to FL320. This was set in the altitude selector and I thought confirmed. We began our climb. Next, center asked us for a turn to a heading of 320 degrees. We turned. As we climbed through FL314, ZMP noted our climb through FL310. We stopped the climb and returned to FL310. We were then cleared back on course from our vector of 320 degrees. There were no conflicts created.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CARJ CREW STARTED CLB TO FL320 INSTEAD OF TURNING TO HG OF 320 DEGS.

Narrative: THE CAPT CHOSE NOT TO WEAR HEADSETS. THIS CREATED A DIFFICULT COM SIT. THE ACFT WAS LEVEL AT FL310, OUR PLANNED CRUISE ALT. ZMP ASKED US TO CLB TO FL320. THIS WAS SET IN THE ALT SELECTOR AND I THOUGHT CONFIRMED. WE BEGAN OUR CLB. NEXT, CTR ASKED US FOR A TURN TO A HDG OF 320 DEGS. WE TURNED. AS WE CLBED THROUGH FL314, ZMP NOTED OUR CLB THROUGH FL310. WE STOPPED THE CLB AND RETURNED TO FL310. WE WERE THEN CLRED BACK ON COURSE FROM OUR VECTOR OF 320 DEGS. THERE WERE NO CONFLICTS CREATED.

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.