B737 first officer overshot intermediate climb altitude due to looking for TCASII traffic that was never seen or reported by ATC.

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Attributes
ACN	539008
Time
Date	200202
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : abq.airport
State Reference	NM
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 15800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zab.artcc tracon : abq.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	539008
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa
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:

We were climbing out of abq. At about 8000 ft a target showed up on TCASII. We asked ATC if they saw the traffic and we were looking to see if we could see it. We decided to increase climb rate to get above it and next thing I knew I had gone through the 15000 ft clearance we were given. At about 15800 ft, I immediately started descent back to 15000 ft. There wasn't any conflict with other aircraft and controller said nothing to us. Classic case of distraction with being concerned about traffic on TCASII.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 FO OVERSHOT INTERMEDIATE CLB ALT DUE TO LOOKING FOR TCASII TFC THAT WAS NEVER SEEN OR RPTED BY ATC.

Narrative: WE WERE CLBING OUT OF ABQ. AT ABOUT 8000 FT A TARGET SHOWED UP ON TCASII. WE ASKED ATC IF THEY SAW THE TFC AND WE WERE LOOKING TO SEE IF WE COULD SEE IT. WE DECIDED TO INCREASE CLB RATE TO GET ABOVE IT AND NEXT THING I KNEW I HAD GONE THROUGH THE 15000 FT CLRNC WE WERE GIVEN. AT ABOUT 15800 FT, I IMMEDIATELY STARTED DSCNT BACK TO 15000 FT. THERE WASN'T ANY CONFLICT WITH OTHER ACFT AND CTLR SAID NOTHING TO US. CLASSIC CASE OF DISTR WITH BEING CONCERNED ABOUT TFC ON TCASII.

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.