B767 flight crew reports setting qne too early departing egll resulting in a level off at FL060 whic...

Attributes
ACN	1237711
Time
Date	201502
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	EGLL.Tower
State Reference	FO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	Climb
Route In Use	SID Southampton 3J
Component
Aircraft Component	Altimeter
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer Relief Pilot
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 7500 Flight Crew Type 300
Person 2
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 21000
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

On initial climb out of egll we departed runway 9R on SID southampton 3J. Initial altitude given for the SID is 6000 feet 6000 feet was properly set in the MCP. My position in the cockpit was that of the relief pilot. As we climbed out of 5100 feet I reminded the flying pilots the transition altitude would be 6000 feet as per the SID. This reminder inadvertently prompted the flying pilots to reset the altimeters before leaving TL6000 resulting in an altitude deviation of 500 feet once leveled off. We were given a climb clearance within 90 seconds after level off with no further altitude deviation. There was no comment from ATC. As we climbed out the crew talked about the discrepancy and later reviewed the standard procedure of waiting to be cleared above TL6000 to reset the altimeter. There was no traffic or safety issue due to the slight deviation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 flight crew reports setting QNE too early departing EGLL resulting in a level off at FL060 which is 500 feet above the assigned altitude of 6;000 feet. ATC does not comment.

Narrative: On initial climb out of EGLL we departed runway 9R on SID Southampton 3J. Initial altitude given for the SID is 6000 feet 6000 feet was properly set in the MCP. My position in the cockpit was that of the relief pilot. As we climbed out of 5100 feet I reminded the flying pilots the Transition Altitude would be 6000 feet as per the SID. This reminder inadvertently prompted the flying pilots to reset the altimeters before leaving TL6000 resulting in an altitude deviation of 500 feet once leveled off. We were given a climb clearance within 90 seconds after level off with no further altitude deviation. There was no comment from ATC. As we climbed out the crew talked about the discrepancy and later reviewed the standard procedure of waiting to be cleared above TL6000 to reset the altimeter. There was no traffic or safety issue due to the slight deviation.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.

B767 flight crew reports setting qne too early departing egll resulting in a level off at FL060 which is 500 feet above the assigned altitude of 6;000 feet. ATC does not comment.