Air carrier widebody transport altitude deviation overshot during climb out from ewr.

Attributes
ACN	191548
Time
Date	199110
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90 artcc : zoa
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	191548
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 : 22000 flight time type : 2100
ASRS Report	191182
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Just as we were given clearance to climb, we were distracted by the TCASII audio alert. I dialed in the altitude I heard we were cleared to and continued to observe the intruder on the TCASII screen. I thought we were going to '11' but the controller had apparently said '10'. The TCASII alert was around 7000 and the indications were that he was quite close. The TCASII alert was poorly timed and there has to be a less intrusive method for the alert. Our being at '11' rather than '10' caused no near miss nor was anyone displayed on the TCASII other than the lower altitude problem. Supplemental information from acn 191182: this error was a result of the misset altitude selector and failure of all 3 crew members to note same, mostly due to distrs of CDU confusion, frequency change and traffic watch.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR WDB ALTDEV OVERSHOT DURING CLB OUT FROM EWR.

Narrative: JUST AS WE WERE GIVEN CLRNC TO CLB, WE WERE DISTRACTED BY THE TCASII AUDIO ALERT. I DIALED IN THE ALT I HEARD WE WERE CLRED TO AND CONTINUED TO OBSERVE THE INTRUDER ON THE TCASII SCREEN. I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO '11' BUT THE CTLR HAD APPARENTLY SAID '10'. THE TCASII ALERT WAS AROUND 7000 AND THE INDICATIONS WERE THAT HE WAS QUITE CLOSE. THE TCASII ALERT WAS POORLY TIMED AND THERE HAS TO BE A LESS INTRUSIVE METHOD FOR THE ALERT. OUR BEING AT '11' RATHER THAN '10' CAUSED NO NEAR MISS NOR WAS ANYONE DISPLAYED ON THE TCASII OTHER THAN THE LOWER ALT PROBLEM. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 191182: THIS ERROR WAS A RESULT OF THE MISSET ALT SELECTOR AND FAILURE OF ALL 3 CREW MEMBERS TO NOTE SAME, MOSTLY DUE TO DISTRS OF CDU CONFUSION, FREQ CHANGE AND TFC WATCH.

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.