Medium large transport first officer hand flying fails to hold altitude. TCASII activates.

Attributes
ACN	263420
Time
Date	199402
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10300
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mke
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	enroute airway : dtw
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 9000
ASRS Report	263420
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
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:

We were departing dtw with the first officer flying -hand, not autoplt - and he was attempting to level off at 10000 ft MSL. He leveled at 10000 initially, and then I observed the aircraft enter a slow climb. At 10100 ft I repeatedly called the altitude to his attention, but he did not stop the climb. At 10200 ft the TCASII sounded a warning to 'monitor vertical speed' in response to another aircraft that was approaching from the right at 11000 ft. I took our aircraft and returned to 10000 ft. Later the first officer told me his altimiter had stuck or hung up at 10000 ft indicated. He said he hadn't hadn't been able to figure out what I was talking about, and although it is customary to level off on the captain's altimeter, he never looked at my side of the cockpit. He also didn't notice his ivsi was indicating a climb. It was a disappointing performance for a first officer with 9 yrs of experience.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG FO HAND FLYING FAILS TO HOLD ALT. TCASII ACTIVATES.

Narrative: WE WERE DEPARTING DTW WITH THE FO FLYING -HAND, NOT AUTOPLT - AND HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LEVEL OFF AT 10000 FT MSL. HE LEVELED AT 10000 INITIALLY, AND THEN I OBSERVED THE ACFT ENTER A SLOW CLB. AT 10100 FT I REPEATEDLY CALLED THE ALT TO HIS ATTN, BUT HE DID NOT STOP THE CLB. AT 10200 FT THE TCASII SOUNDED A WARNING TO 'MONITOR VERT SPD' IN RESPONSE TO ANOTHER ACFT THAT WAS APCHING FROM THE R AT 11000 FT. I TOOK OUR ACFT AND RETURNED TO 10000 FT. LATER THE FO TOLD ME HIS ALTIMITER HAD STUCK OR HUNG UP AT 10000 FT INDICATED. HE SAID HE HADN'T HADN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT, AND ALTHOUGH IT IS CUSTOMARY TO LEVEL OFF ON THE CAPT'S ALTIMETER, HE NEVER LOOKED AT MY SIDE OF THE COCKPIT. HE ALSO DIDN'T NOTICE HIS IVSI WAS INDICATING A CLB. IT WAS A DISAPPOINTING PERFORMANCE FOR A FO WITH 9 YRS OF EXPERIENCE.

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.