MD80 flight crew has altitude deviation departing pbi.

Attributes
ACN	517350
Time
Date	200107
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pbi.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 4000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : noise abatement
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	517350
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot 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:

On initial climb out from runway 27R at pbi, we were given 040 degrees and the noise abatement procedure. At handoff to departure, frequency attempts to establish contact were unsuccessful. As the captain worked the problem, I got an altitude horn at 043 degrees and immediately corrected to altitude. There appeared to be no other traffic in the area and the controller made no mention of the event. I consider all altdevs to be a most serious error. In the future, I will recognize that my predisposition to be helpful requires a constant and conscience override to avoid a flight path error.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FLT CREW HAS ALTDEV DEPARTING PBI.

Narrative: ON INITIAL CLBOUT FROM RWY 27R AT PBI, WE WERE GIVEN 040 DEGS AND THE NOISE ABATEMENT PROC. AT HDOF TO DEP, FREQ ATTEMPTS TO ESTABLISH CONTACT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. AS THE CAPT WORKED THE PROB, I GOT AN ALT HORN AT 043 DEGS AND IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED TO ALT. THERE APPEARED TO BE NO OTHER TFC IN THE AREA AND THE CTLR MADE NO MENTION OF THE EVENT. I CONSIDER ALL ALTDEVS TO BE A MOST SERIOUS ERROR. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL RECOGNIZE THAT MY PREDISPOSITION TO BE HELPFUL REQUIRES A CONSTANT AND CONSCIENCE OVERRIDE TO AVOID A FLT PATH ERROR.

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.