Narrative:

During initial preflight, first officer set altitude to 5000' (normally reset altitude upon receipt of clearance). Received clearance via ACARS and compared ACARS clearance to flight plan. First officer stated, 'as filed.' 'did not review' 8000' or hornet 3 departure, haray transition procedures and did not reset altitude to 8000'. Upon departure flew runway heading 'did not' turn to 330 degrees as specified by hornet 3. Leveled off 5000' instead of 8000'. Controller stated, 'do you have the hornet 3 departure.' responded yes. Frantically looked at hornet 3. Controller: 'climb to 8000'. Do you have hornet 3 departure?' responded yes, and dramatically looked at hornet 3 again. Controller: 'climb to 12000'.' at 12000' controller: 'what is your speed?' responded '300 KIAS.' controller: 'slow to 250 KIAS and call clt departure control on telephone upon landing.' hornet 3 states 250 KIAS until advised by ATC. At level off captain and I reviewed what had happened--it was scary! Captain called controller upon landing dfw.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF MLG ON HORNET DEP AT CLT FAILED TO FOLLOW DEP PROC. SPD RESTRICTION, ALT RESTRICTION.

Narrative: DURING INITIAL PREFLT, F/O SET ALT TO 5000' (NORMALLY RESET ALT UPON RECEIPT OF CLRNC). RECEIVED CLRNC VIA ACARS AND COMPARED ACARS CLRNC TO FLT PLAN. F/O STATED, 'AS FILED.' 'DID NOT REVIEW' 8000' OR HORNET 3 DEP, HARAY TRANSITION PROCS AND DID NOT RESET ALT TO 8000'. UPON DEP FLEW RWY HDG 'DID NOT' TURN TO 330 DEGS AS SPECIFIED BY HORNET 3. LEVELED OFF 5000' INSTEAD OF 8000'. CTLR STATED, 'DO YOU HAVE THE HORNET 3 DEP.' RESPONDED YES. FRANTICALLY LOOKED AT HORNET 3. CTLR: 'CLB TO 8000'. DO YOU HAVE HORNET 3 DEP?' RESPONDED YES, AND DRAMATICALLY LOOKED AT HORNET 3 AGAIN. CTLR: 'CLB TO 12000'.' AT 12000' CTLR: 'WHAT IS YOUR SPD?' RESPONDED '300 KIAS.' CTLR: 'SLOW TO 250 KIAS AND CALL CLT DEP CTL ON TELEPHONE UPON LNDG.' HORNET 3 STATES 250 KIAS UNTIL ADVISED BY ATC. AT LEVEL OFF CAPT AND I REVIEWED WHAT HAD HAPPENED--IT WAS SCARY! CAPT CALLED CTLR UPON LNDG DFW.

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.