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An air carrier reported exceeding their final altitude request while departing on an RNAV SID because the top altitude of the SID was higher than their requested final altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1454237 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201706 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | DEN.Airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Bombardier/Canadair Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb Takeoff |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Pre-departure clearance (pre departure clearance) advised to 'climb via SID'. This means up to FL230. Filed altitude was 16;000 feet. After initial altitude restriction of 10;000 feet was met; captain verbally stated we can now continue climb up to 23000 feet; which coincided with the SID procedure. As pilot flying I verbally confirmed this and set 23000 feet in the [flight computer]. We continued to climb per the SID. Upon reaching 16;600 feet ATC advised he had 16;000 as our final. I immediately stopped the climb and descended to 16;000 feet. Flight continued uneventfullyrote memory caused both pilots to fly the SID per the pre departure clearance. Neither pilot is accustomed to flying low altitudes as a final. Both forgot; due to the short flight; a lower altitude was filed. Brief any assigned altitude that is lower than the SID as a threat in the pilot flying briefing. Also; to verify on pre departure clearance of final altitude assigned when putting a higher altitude in the flight computer.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An air carrier reported exceeding their final altitude request while departing on an RNAV SID because the top altitude of the SID was higher than their requested final altitude.
Narrative: Pre-Departure Clearance (PDC) advised to 'climb via SID'. This means up to FL230. Filed altitude was 16;000 feet. After initial altitude restriction of 10;000 feet was met; Captain verbally stated we can now continue climb up to 23000 feet; which coincided with the SID procedure. As Pilot Flying I verbally confirmed this and set 23000 feet in the [flight computer]. We continued to climb per the SID. Upon reaching 16;600 feet ATC advised he had 16;000 as our final. I immediately stopped the climb and descended to 16;000 feet. Flight continued uneventfullyRote memory caused both pilots to fly the SID per the PDC. Neither pilot is accustomed to flying low altitudes as a final. Both forgot; due to the short flight; a lower altitude was filed. Brief any assigned altitude that is lower than the SID as a threat in the Pilot Flying briefing. Also; to verify on PDC of final altitude assigned when putting a higher altitude in the Flight Computer.
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.