A B757 crew, on climb out from den, overshot their assigned altitude.

Attributes
ACN	544356
Time
Date	200204
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : den.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 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 pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	544356
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to assigned altitude none taken : insufficient time
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On climb out/takeoff denver tower changed altitude from 10000 ft to 7000 ft. When aircraft changed to altitude capture mode throttle went to idle. Nose still pitched up for climb. Captain commanded speed select change. When I looked down again we were passing 7100 ft. I called altitude, captain corrected, just as we hit some of the reported turbulence in the denver area. I think this shows the problems with short/low level, leveloffs after takeoff when aircraft are still in climb mode, power, flaps/slats, etc.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 CREW, ON CLBOUT FROM DEN, OVERSHOT THEIR ASSIGNED ALT.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT/TKOF DENVER TWR CHANGED ALT FROM 10000 FT TO 7000 FT. WHEN ACFT CHANGED TO ALT CAPTURE MODE THROTTLE WENT TO IDLE. NOSE STILL PITCHED UP FOR CLB. CAPT COMMANDED SPD SELECT CHANGE. WHEN I LOOKED DOWN AGAIN WE WERE PASSING 7100 FT. I CALLED ALT, CAPT CORRECTED, JUST AS WE HIT SOME OF THE RPTED TURB IN THE DENVER AREA. I THINK THIS SHOWS THE PROBS WITH SHORT/LOW LEVEL, LEVELOFFS AFTER TKOF WHEN ACFT ARE STILL IN CLB MODE, PWR, FLAPS/SLATS, ETC.

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.