CL601 flight crew climbs to 2000 ft early on the TEB5 departure.

Attributes
ACN	741987
Time
Date	200706
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : teb.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : teb.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Challenger CL601
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : teb5
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 18750 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	741987
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

TEB5 departure briefed prior to departure. Pilot flying misread teb DME and was looking at FMS DME to first fix. Climb was made early from 1500 ft to 2000 ft. No conflicts known. Contributing factors may have been recent avionics upgrade and new location/display of data. New pre-departure briefings include where data will be displayed and how it will be navigated.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CL601 FLT CREW CLBS TO 2000 FT EARLY ON THE TEB5 DEP.

Narrative: TEB5 DEP BRIEFED PRIOR TO DEP. PLT FLYING MISREAD TEB DME AND WAS LOOKING AT FMS DME TO FIRST FIX. CLB WAS MADE EARLY FROM 1500 FT TO 2000 FT. NO CONFLICTS KNOWN. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS MAY HAVE BEEN RECENT AVIONICS UPGRADE AND NEW LOCATION/DISPLAY OF DATA. NEW PRE-DEPARTURE BRIEFINGS INCLUDE WHERE DATA WILL BE DISPLAYED AND HOW IT WILL BE NAVIGATED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.