Altitude overshot on climbout.

Attributes
ACN	165323
Time
Date	199012
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dxo airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 13400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dtw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 75
ASRS Report	165323
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 16000
ASRS Report	164590
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:

We were given a clearance to turn right to 230 degrees, to intercept dxo 202 to cavus intersection, after passing 10000 for 13000'. We were not filed to cavus and were not sure we heard the clearance right, and questioned the controller for a repeat. We were tuned to carlton VOR and vwv VOR and missed level off at 13000' by 400', while trying to comply with an unexpected routing on departure that came while running the climb checklist and required a repeat transmission. We had already had numerous heading and altitude assignments, plus the 250 KT restriction, when the controller made the above assignment. His tone of voice was such that when a repeat was requested he seemed put out that we were not expecting his instructions when in fact we were not. I made a callout to the captain who was flying, as well as the controller. Immediate action was taken to return to 13000'. Detroit departures are made far more difficult than they should be because of clrncs and filed rtings out of detroit are not depicted clearly on any one map. Receiving a departure clearance change is especially hard to adapt to in congested area departures and should be held to a minimum.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALT OVERSHOT ON CLIMBOUT.

Narrative: WE WERE GIVEN A CLRNC TO TURN RIGHT TO 230 DEGS, TO INTERCEPT DXO 202 TO CAVUS INTXN, AFTER PASSING 10000 FOR 13000'. WE WERE NOT FILED TO CAVUS AND WERE NOT SURE WE HEARD THE CLRNC RIGHT, AND QUESTIONED THE CTLR FOR A REPEAT. WE WERE TUNED TO CARLTON VOR AND VWV VOR AND MISSED LEVEL OFF AT 13000' BY 400', WHILE TRYING TO COMPLY WITH AN UNEXPECTED RTING ON DEP THAT CAME WHILE RUNNING THE CLB CHKLIST AND REQUIRED A REPEAT XMISSION. WE HAD ALREADY HAD NUMEROUS HDG AND ALT ASSIGNMENTS, PLUS THE 250 KT RESTRICTION, WHEN THE CTLR MADE THE ABOVE ASSIGNMENT. HIS TONE OF VOICE WAS SUCH THAT WHEN A REPEAT WAS REQUESTED HE SEEMED PUT OUT THAT WE WERE NOT EXPECTING HIS INSTRUCTIONS WHEN IN FACT WE WERE NOT. I MADE A CALLOUT TO THE CAPT WHO WAS FLYING, AS WELL AS THE CTLR. IMMEDIATE ACTION WAS TAKEN TO RETURN TO 13000'. DETROIT DEPS ARE MADE FAR MORE DIFFICULT THAN THEY SHOULD BE BECAUSE OF CLRNCS AND FILED RTINGS OUT OF DETROIT ARE NOT DEPICTED CLEARLY ON ANY ONE MAP. RECEIVING A DEP CLRNC CHANGE IS ESPECIALLY HARD TO ADAPT TO IN CONGESTED AREA DEPS AND SHOULD BE HELD TO A MINIMUM.

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.