A CRJ200 climbed above charted altitude departing teb when the autoplt failed to arm.

Attributes
ACN	774039
Time
Date	200802
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : teb.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 1900
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : teb
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	774039
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 7100 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	774040
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to assigned altitude
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

After departure; while climbing through 1000 ft MSL; PF (myself) selected autoplt on while PNF tended to a radio call. Autoplt failed to arm. I noticed this and took evasive action to recover. There were no aircraft on TCAS and ATC made no communication follow-up. In the future I will be more vigilant.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CRJ200 CLBED ABOVE CHARTED ALT DEPARTING TEB WHEN THE AUTOPLT FAILED TO ARM.

Narrative: AFTER DEP; WHILE CLBING THROUGH 1000 FT MSL; PF (MYSELF) SELECTED AUTOPLT ON WHILE PNF TENDED TO A RADIO CALL. AUTOPLT FAILED TO ARM. I NOTICED THIS AND TOOK EVASIVE ACTION TO RECOVER. THERE WERE NO ACFT ON TCAS AND ATC MADE NO COM FOLLOW-UP. IN THE FUTURE I WILL BE MORE VIGILANT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.