Air carrier medium large transport altitude deviation overshot during SID from mdw.

Attributes
ACN	94390
Time
Date	198809
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mdw
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ord tower : ilm
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	departure sid : sid enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	94390
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	94558
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed midway with clearance to 3000'. First officer flying. In the first 2 mins of the flight we had to level off at 3000' (mdw elev 619'), clean up aircraft (flaps, gear), keep speed below 200 KTS, change ATC frequencys, navigation around trw cells using WX radar and make 2 heading changes by ATC. As I looked up from radar we had gone through 3400'. The first officer immediately made a correction and we rapidly returned to 3000' assigned altitude. There is no excuse for busting an altitude, but a midway 3 or even worse a canal 3 departure from midway is quite hard to do. Midway airport is getting very busy. Some time in the near future the TCA or a segment of it should include mdw from ground to top of TCA. Taking off in a 90000 pounds medium large transport climbing to less than 1500' AGL (as in canal departure) all the while turning in a 30 degree bank and keep the speed below 200 KTS is very hard. I am not making an excuse for the altitude bust, but factors such as these do make it hard on us.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG ALT DEVIATION OVERSHOT DURING SID FROM MDW.

Narrative: DEPARTED MIDWAY WITH CLRNC TO 3000'. F/O FLYING. IN THE FIRST 2 MINS OF THE FLT WE HAD TO LEVEL OFF AT 3000' (MDW ELEV 619'), CLEAN UP ACFT (FLAPS, GEAR), KEEP SPD BELOW 200 KTS, CHANGE ATC FREQS, NAV AROUND TRW CELLS USING WX RADAR AND MAKE 2 HDG CHANGES BY ATC. AS I LOOKED UP FROM RADAR WE HAD GONE THROUGH 3400'. THE F/O IMMEDIATELY MADE A CORRECTION AND WE RAPIDLY RETURNED TO 3000' ASSIGNED ALT. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR BUSTING AN ALT, BUT A MIDWAY 3 OR EVEN WORSE A CANAL 3 DEP FROM MIDWAY IS QUITE HARD TO DO. MIDWAY ARPT IS GETTING VERY BUSY. SOME TIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE THE TCA OR A SEGMENT OF IT SHOULD INCLUDE MDW FROM GND TO TOP OF TCA. TAKING OFF IN A 90000 LBS MLG CLBING TO LESS THAN 1500' AGL (AS IN CANAL DEP) ALL THE WHILE TURNING IN A 30 DEG BANK AND KEEP THE SPD BELOW 200 KTS IS VERY HARD. I AM NOT MAKING AN EXCUSE FOR THE ALT BUST, BUT FACTORS SUCH AS THESE DO MAKE IT HARD ON US.

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