Air carrier medium large transport altitude deviation overshot during climb out from phl.

Attributes
ACN	107573
Time
Date	198903
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 14000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : phl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 5500
ASRS Report	107573
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation Operational Deviation other

Narrative:

On contact with departure control we were given altitude 'one four thousand' which the copilot repeated. Going through 5000 departure control said our clearance was to four thousand. The copilot told him our read back was 'one four thousand'. Departure said he missed it and was sorry and no problem now climb to nine.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG ALT DEVIATION OVERSHOT DURING CLB OUT FROM PHL.

Narrative: ON CONTACT WITH DEP CTL WE WERE GIVEN ALT 'ONE FOUR THOUSAND' WHICH THE COPLT REPEATED. GOING THROUGH 5000 DEP CTL SAID OUR CLRNC WAS TO FOUR THOUSAND. THE COPLT TOLD HIM OUR READ BACK WAS 'ONE FOUR THOUSAND'. DEP SAID HE MISSED IT AND WAS SORRY AND NO PROB NOW CLB TO NINE.

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.