Assigned altitude overshot when altitude not set climbing through FL180.

Attributes
ACN	170838
Time
Date	199102
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dkk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	170838
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to assigned altitude
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Altimeter setting for takeoff from ny at 29.26. Aircraft equipped with new TCAS ii equipment. First flight either pilot had used this equipment. Aircraft vectored in trail and 2000' above another aircraft climbing in front of our aircraft. Attention directed at TCAS ii and altimeters not reset at 17000'. Aircraft leveled off at 35500' and was called by controller. Altimeters reset to 29.92 and aircraft descended to FL350. No conflict was observed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ASSIGNED ALT OVERSHOT WHEN ALT NOT SET CLIMBING THROUGH FL180.

Narrative: ALTIMETER SETTING FOR TKOF FROM NY AT 29.26. ACFT EQUIPPED WITH NEW TCAS II EQUIPMENT. FIRST FLT EITHER PLT HAD USED THIS EQUIPMENT. ACFT VECTORED IN TRAIL AND 2000' ABOVE ANOTHER ACFT CLBING IN FRONT OF OUR ACFT. ATTN DIRECTED AT TCAS II AND ALTIMETERS NOT RESET AT 17000'. ACFT LEVELED OFF AT 35500' AND WAS CALLED BY CTLR. ALTIMETERS RESET TO 29.92 AND ACFT DSNDED TO FL350. NO CONFLICT WAS OBSERVED.

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.