Large transport overshot assigned altitude during climb.

Attributes
ACN	176487
Time
Date	199104
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : gso
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer
ASRS Report	176487
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 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:

During en route climb to FL350, and after a couple of rertes and intermediate level offs, the captain directed me to copy a convective SIGMET. While listening on a different frequency, I heard the aircraft altitude alert system sound and never simultaneously noticed the altimeter indicating 35300'. The captain was in the process of correcting the deviation and the total time of the deviation was very short. As a crew we were all segmented in our assigned task (eg, traffic watch, copying information, etc). Automated uploading of rertes, sigmets and other pertinent data would reduce workload and increase our vigilance in performing cockpit duties.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT OVERSHOT ASSIGNED ALT DURING CLIMB.

Narrative: DURING ENRTE CLB TO FL350, AND AFTER A COUPLE OF RERTES AND INTERMEDIATE LEVEL OFFS, THE CAPT DIRECTED ME TO COPY A CONVECTIVE SIGMET. WHILE LISTENING ON A DIFFERENT FREQ, I HEARD THE ACFT ALT ALERT SYS SOUND AND NEVER SIMULTANEOUSLY NOTICED THE ALTIMETER INDICATING 35300'. THE CAPT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CORRECTING THE DEV AND THE TOTAL TIME OF THE DEV WAS VERY SHORT. AS A CREW WE WERE ALL SEGMENTED IN OUR ASSIGNED TASK (EG, TFC WATCH, COPYING INFO, ETC). AUTOMATED UPLOADING OF RERTES, SIGMETS AND OTHER PERTINENT DATA WOULD REDUCE WORKLOAD AND INCREASE OUR VIGILANCE IN PERFORMING COCKPIT DUTIES.

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.