Large transport overshoots assigned altitude on climb.

Attributes
ACN	128640
Time
Date	198911
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ont
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ont
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 185 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 4800
ASRS Report	128640
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 9875
ASRS Report	128437
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

ATC clearance to 9000. At 9500 ATC asked altitude, then cleared us to 11,000'. Departing ont, rv to dag, cleared direct dag, clear morning, sun bright in east, looking for traffic through banning pass, climbing at high rate, no altitude alerter sounded, just flew through assigned altitude. Caught after controller's question. Stopped climbing, then issued cleared to 11,000. We wrote up altitude alerter system upon landing slc.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT OVERSHOOTS ASSIGNED ALT ON CLIMB.

Narrative: ATC CLRNC TO 9000. AT 9500 ATC ASKED ALT, THEN CLRED US TO 11,000'. DEPARTING ONT, RV TO DAG, CLRED DIRECT DAG, CLEAR MORNING, SUN BRIGHT IN EAST, LOOKING FOR TFC THROUGH BANNING PASS, CLIMBING AT HIGH RATE, NO ALT ALERTER SOUNDED, JUST FLEW THROUGH ASSIGNED ALT. CAUGHT AFTER CTLR'S QUESTION. STOPPED CLIMBING, THEN ISSUED CLRED TO 11,000. WE WROTE UP ALT ALERTER SYSTEM UPON LNDG SLC.

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.