Flight crew of an large transport air carrier aircraft overshot assigned altitude during climb and returned to assigned altitude and notified ATC of their mistake.

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Attributes
ACN	260668
Time
Date	199401
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : crg
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 34500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp
ASRS Report	260668
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified 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:

This is an altitude excursion incident. We were climbing out on the mco 2 departure, sav transition and were assigned 33000 ft. I, as captain, was controling the aircraft and at about 31000 ft needed to leave the flight deck. I turned the control over to the first officer. When I returned and sat down, I noticed that we were at 34500 ft and still climbing. I immediately started a descent and acknowledged the error to the center. I do believe this was a fatigue related incident, but still with all its ramifications, concerns me we went over.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN LGT ACR ACFT OVERSHOT ASSIGNED ALT DURING CLB AND RETURNED TO ASSIGNED ALT AND NOTIFIED ATC OF THEIR MISTAKE.

Narrative: THIS IS AN ALT EXCURSION INCIDENT. WE WERE CLBING OUT ON THE MCO 2 DEP, SAV TRANSITION AND WERE ASSIGNED 33000 FT. I, AS CAPT, WAS CTLING THE ACFT AND AT ABOUT 31000 FT NEEDED TO LEAVE THE FLT DECK. I TURNED THE CTL OVER TO THE FO. WHEN I RETURNED AND SAT DOWN, I NOTICED THAT WE WERE AT 34500 FT AND STILL CLBING. I IMMEDIATELY STARTED A DSCNT AND ACKNOWLEDGED THE ERROR TO THE CTR. I DO BELIEVE THIS WAS A FATIGUE RELATED INCIDENT, BUT STILL WITH ALL ITS RAMIFICATIONS, CONCERNS ME WE WENT OVER.

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.