An air carrier pilot reported an altitude deviation when climbing out of ord.

Attributes
ACN	511130
Time
Date	200105
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5700
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	511130
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
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:

Cleared to 5000 ft. Approaching leveloff, we were distraction by radio and inadvertently passed through 5000 ft. We corrected immediately back to 5000 ft. Maximum altitude was 5700 ft. O'hare did not comment. Increased vigilance when approaching leveloff would have prevented the deviation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR PLT RPTED AN ALTDEV WHEN CLBING OUT OF ORD.

Narrative: CLRED TO 5000 FT. APCHING LEVELOFF, WE WERE DISTR BY RADIO AND INADVERTENTLY PASSED THROUGH 5000 FT. WE CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY BACK TO 5000 FT. MAX ALT WAS 5700 FT. O'HARE DID NOT COMMENT. INCREASED VIGILANCE WHEN APCHING LEVELOFF WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE DEV.

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.