Air carrier crew fails to level off at assigned altitude.

Attributes
ACN	153581
Time
Date	199008
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : boi
State Reference	ID
Altitude	msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 12400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute airway : j54
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 13000
ASRS Report	153581
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
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:

I was PF, first officer captain was filling out company requested engine data. I started the log out of 10000'. The first officer was flying with the autoplt in control wheel steering and failed to level off at the assigned altitude. Contributing factors were: buildups in the area and I, the captain, was not monitoring his altitude close enough.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR CREW FAILS TO LEVEL OFF AT ASSIGNED ALT.

Narrative: I WAS PF, F/O CAPT WAS FILLING OUT COMPANY REQUESTED ENG DATA. I STARTED THE LOG OUT OF 10000'. THE F/O WAS FLYING WITH THE AUTOPLT IN CTL WHEEL STEERING AND FAILED TO LEVEL OFF AT THE ASSIGNED ALT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: BUILDUPS IN THE AREA AND I, THE CAPT, WAS NOT MONITORING HIS ALT CLOSE ENOUGH.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.