Altitude deviation on climb out due to wrong altitude set in mode control panel.

Attributes
ACN	156875
Time
Date	199009
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lga
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 17000 msl bound upper : 17500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors enroute airway : zny
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	156875
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 controllera 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 hand flying a widebody transport stretch out of lga. We were being given numerous vectors and step climbing restrictions by ny departure control. We were level at 15000'. Were given a heading change and instructed to climb to 17000'. Captain set wrong altitude in mode control panel and we exceeded the 17000' restriction. Departure called us as we climbed through 17500' and told us to descend back to 17000' which we did. Shortly after that we were switched to ny center west/O any further comment. The procedures we use when flying the advanced cockpit airplanes puts so much attention on the mode control panel and the F/D that we get a little lax in keeping the raw data in our scan. Had I been flying by the altimeter instead of the F/D this would not have happened.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALT DEVIATION ON CLIMB OUT DUE TO WRONG ALT SET IN MODE CTL PANEL.

Narrative: I WAS HAND FLYING A WDB STRETCH OUT OF LGA. WE WERE BEING GIVEN NUMEROUS VECTORS AND STEP CLBING RESTRICTIONS BY NY DEP CTL. WE WERE LEVEL AT 15000'. WERE GIVEN A HDG CHANGE AND INSTRUCTED TO CLB TO 17000'. CAPT SET WRONG ALT IN MODE CTL PANEL AND WE EXCEEDED THE 17000' RESTRICTION. DEP CALLED US AS WE CLBED THROUGH 17500' AND TOLD US TO DSND BACK TO 17000' WHICH WE DID. SHORTLY AFTER THAT WE WERE SWITCHED TO NY CTR W/O ANY FURTHER COMMENT. THE PROCS WE USE WHEN FLYING THE ADVANCED COCKPIT AIRPLANES PUTS SO MUCH ATTN ON THE MODE CTL PANEL AND THE F/D THAT WE GET A LITTLE LAX IN KEEPING THE RAW DATA IN OUR SCAN. HAD I BEEN FLYING BY THE ALTIMETER INSTEAD OF THE F/D THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED.

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.