Air carrier medium large transport altitude deviation overshot during climb.

Attributes
ACN	129207
Time
Date	198911
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sdf
State Reference	KY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10700
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors enroute airway : j99
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 5000
ASRS Report	129207
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Climbing between sdf and tys departure handed us off to center, with a 10000' altitude restriction to intercept J99. When I was typing the direct intercept course into the CDU, apparently the captain was watching me type when he passed through 10000' and exceeded the altitude by 700'. I alerted him of the deviation. We reconverged immediately to 10000' and contacted center level at 10000'. The deviation was a result of the PF not monitoring the gauges and worrying about the now PF's duties. Obviously a lesson well-learned that the PF stay flying and the PNF take care of the non-flying duties. Division of duties and crew concept speaks well here.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG ALT DEVIATION OVERSHOT DURING CLIMB.

Narrative: CLBING BTWN SDF AND TYS DEP HANDED US OFF TO CENTER, WITH A 10000' ALT RESTRICTION TO INTERCEPT J99. WHEN I WAS TYPING THE DIRECT INTERCEPT COURSE INTO THE CDU, APPARENTLY THE CAPT WAS WATCHING ME TYPE WHEN HE PASSED THROUGH 10000' AND EXCEEDED THE ALT BY 700'. I ALERTED HIM OF THE DEVIATION. WE RECONVERGED IMMEDIATELY TO 10000' AND CONTACTED CENTER LEVEL AT 10000'. THE DEVIATION WAS A RESULT OF THE PF NOT MONITORING THE GAUGES AND WORRYING ABOUT THE NOW PF'S DUTIES. OBVIOUSLY A LESSON WELL-LEARNED THAT THE PF STAY FLYING AND THE PNF TAKE CARE OF THE NON-FLYING DUTIES. DIVISION OF DUTIES AND CREW CONCEPT SPEAKS WELL HERE.

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.