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Air carrier flight crew reported overshooting an assigned altitude during departure and cited the rate of climb due to the aircraft being light in weight as a contributing factor.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1764286 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202009 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.TRACON |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Procedural Clearance |
Narrative:
After departing ZZZ runway xx; departure control directed turn to 020 degrees; climb 10;000 MSL. Air traffic control then directed passing 11;000 MSL; cleared left turn direct ZZZ [VOR]; climb and maintain FL180. Air traffic control then amended clearance to 14;000 MSL. With aircraft in the turn; autopilot engaged; thrust in climb power and open climb mode; aircraft exceeded 14;000 MSL by 275 feet during automatic level with autopilot likely due to light weight. Air traffic control immediately gave us right turn 360 and firmly reminded us of our assigned altitude of 14;000 MSL; then called traffic at our 11 o'clock at 15;000 MSL. Autopilot was disconnected; we initiated immediate turn to 360; manually complete the level off at 14;000 MSL. There were no TA's or RA's during this event. Aircraft never exceeded 14;300 MSL during this event.got altitude assignment while climbing at a high rate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier flight crew reported overshooting an assigned altitude during departure and cited the rate of climb due to the aircraft being light in weight as a contributing factor.
Narrative: After departing ZZZ Runway XX; Departure Control directed turn to 020 degrees; climb 10;000 MSL. Air Traffic Control then directed passing 11;000 MSL; cleared left turn direct ZZZ [VOR]; climb and maintain FL180. Air Traffic Control then amended clearance to 14;000 MSL. With aircraft in the turn; autopilot engaged; thrust in climb power and Open Climb mode; aircraft exceeded 14;000 MSL by 275 feet during automatic level with autopilot likely due to light weight. Air Traffic Control immediately gave us right turn 360 and firmly reminded us of our assigned altitude of 14;000 MSL; then called traffic at our 11 o'clock at 15;000 MSL. Autopilot was disconnected; we initiated immediate turn to 360; manually complete the level off at 14;000 MSL. There were no TA's or RA's during this event. Aircraft never exceeded 14;300 MSL during this event.Got altitude assignment while climbing at a high rate.
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.