A300 captain reported climbing beyond the charted top altitude of FL230 on the EPKEE3 RNAV SID out o...

Narrative:

This report is to highlight the SID on the epkee three RNAV departure at den. Our clearance was 10;000 feet cleared as filed. We had a runway change to runway 8 and our changed runway procedures were accomplished. The new runway was changed in the FMC and new departure was verified. Take off clearance was given and we were cleared RNAV to kidng. We were then given clearance to climb via the SID. We crossed kidng at 10;000 feet then continued our climb. We checked all the altitudes on the SID and confirmed that at or above FL300 at clamr would be our top altitude. We were filed FL310. We requested and received FL270 for a final prior to reaching clamr. We later became aware of the top altitude of FL230 and the expect higher filed altitude in 10 minutes note in the routing section. This altitude clearance is difficult to find on the ipad and should be in the pre departure clearance clearance and published on the SID as a bold top of climb altitude of FL230.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A300 Captain reported climbing beyond the charted top altitude of FL230 on the EPKEE3 RNAV SID out of DEN. Reporter commented the chart was hard to read on the iPad.

Narrative: This report is to highlight the SID on the EPKEE THREE RNAV DEPARTURE at DEN. Our clearance was 10;000 feet cleared as filed. We had a runway change to Runway 8 and our Changed Runway Procedures were accomplished. The new runway was changed in the FMC and new departure was verified. Take off clearance was given and we were cleared RNAV to KIDNG. We were then given clearance to climb via the SID. We crossed KIDNG at 10;000 feet then continued our climb. We checked all the altitudes on the SID and confirmed that at or above FL300 at CLAMR would be our top altitude. We were filed FL310. We requested and received FL270 for a final prior to reaching CLAMR. We later became aware of the top altitude of FL230 and the expect higher filed altitude in 10 minutes note in the routing section. This altitude clearance is difficult to find on the iPad and should be in the PDC clearance and published on the SID as a BOLD top of climb altitude of FL230.

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Attributes
ACN	1315806
Time
Date	201512
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	DEN.Airport
State Reference	CO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Route In Use	SID EPKEE3
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 130 Flight Crew Total 8100 Flight Crew Type 2330
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

A300 captain reported climbing beyond the charted top altitude of FL230 on the EPKEE3 RNAV SID out of den. Reporter commented the chart was hard to read on the ipad.