Air carrier X unauthorized climb through assigned altitude. Altitude deviation.

Attributes
ACN	294320
Time
Date	199501
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cam
State Reference	MA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	294320
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	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:

Air carrier X climbing through FL345 to FL350. The flight attendant came into the cockpit to take our drink and breakfast order. With our attention diverted, we climbed to FL353 before noticing our error. Descended back down to FL350 without further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X UNAUTH CLB THROUGH ASSIGNED ALT. ALTDEV.

Narrative: ACR X CLBING THROUGH FL345 TO FL350. THE FLT ATTENDANT CAME INTO THE COCKPIT TO TAKE OUR DRINK AND BREAKFAST ORDER. WITH OUR ATTN DIVERTED, WE CLBED TO FL353 BEFORE NOTICING OUR ERROR. DSNDED BACK DOWN TO FL350 WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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.