Flight crew climbed higher than permitted with a deferred door seal.

Attributes
ACN	262178
Time
Date	199401
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dxo
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Dash 8 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zob
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	262178
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 850
ASRS Report	263148
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was PIC on a scheduled flight with a door seal deferred. Due to icing conditions we climbed to 11000. Deferral stated a limit of 10000 ft. Both crew were extremely tired from a lack of sleep. Our hotel was very noisy. One way to aid in not making this mistake is to placard to altitude preselector, which is in view. MEL sticker in this instance was out of view. Supplemental information from acn 263148: neither the captain or myself recall the altitude we were at that day, however, the FAA pulled tapes from cleveland center and apparently we were there.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC CLBED HIGHER THAN PERMITTED WITH A DEFERRED DOOR SEAL.

Narrative: I WAS PIC ON A SCHEDULED FLT WITH A DOOR SEAL DEFERRED. DUE TO ICING CONDITIONS WE CLBED TO 11000. DEFERRAL STATED A LIMIT OF 10000 FT. BOTH CREW WERE EXTREMELY TIRED FROM A LACK OF SLEEP. OUR HOTEL WAS VERY NOISY. ONE WAY TO AID IN NOT MAKING THIS MISTAKE IS TO PLACARD TO ALT PRESELECTOR, WHICH IS IN VIEW. MEL STICKER IN THIS INSTANCE WAS OUT OF VIEW. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 263148: NEITHER THE CAPT OR MYSELF RECALL THE ALT WE WERE AT THAT DAY, HOWEVER, THE FAA PULLED TAPES FROM CLEVELAND CTR AND APPARENTLY WE WERE THERE.

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.