Narrative:

I was on 2ND flight in new aircraft receiving IOE. The check airman wanted me to fly takeoff and climb in manual. We were assigned 13000 ft and, approaching 12000 ft, check airman became distracted and did not give required '1000 ft to go' callout. I came from aircraft that have aural warnings when approaching a selected altitude and this aircraft only has a light. Being involved with the different HSI presentation in manual (expanded VOR) and having just received a new heading assignment, I did not notice the warning light as we left 12000 ft for our assigned 13000 ft. At 13100 ft I realized what had happened and immediately began leveloff. I achieved a maximum altitude of 13500 ft while stopping the climb and returned to 13000 ft. Almost immediately ATC cleared us to a higher altitude. ATC made no mention or comment concerning our 500 ft excursion. I think that a standard warning tone when approaching a selected altitude would eliminate this type problem. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter flies the B-767 for a major domestic and international air carrier. His previous assignment was to be dual qualified as an instructor on the B-747 and the l- 1011. All of the aircraft that he has flown previously have had an aural warning approaching an altitude. The B-767 has an aural alert after passing through an altitude and a very small light warning approaching an altitude. The check airman missed the altitude call and took full responsibility for the deviation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALTDEV ON CLBOUT.

Narrative: I WAS ON 2ND FLT IN NEW ACFT RECEIVING IOE. THE CHK AIRMAN WANTED ME TO FLY TKOF AND CLB IN MANUAL. WE WERE ASSIGNED 13000 FT AND, APCHING 12000 FT, CHK AIRMAN BECAME DISTRACTED AND DID NOT GIVE REQUIRED '1000 FT TO GO' CALLOUT. I CAME FROM ACFT THAT HAVE AURAL WARNINGS WHEN APCHING A SELECTED ALT AND THIS ACFT ONLY HAS A LIGHT. BEING INVOLVED WITH THE DIFFERENT HSI PRESENTATION IN MANUAL (EXPANDED VOR) AND HAVING JUST RECEIVED A NEW HDG ASSIGNMENT, I DID NOT NOTICE THE WARNING LIGHT AS WE LEFT 12000 FT FOR OUR ASSIGNED 13000 FT. AT 13100 FT I REALIZED WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND IMMEDIATELY BEGAN LEVELOFF. I ACHIEVED A MAX ALT OF 13500 FT WHILE STOPPING THE CLB AND RETURNED TO 13000 FT. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY ATC CLRED US TO A HIGHER ALT. ATC MADE NO MENTION OR COMMENT CONCERNING OUR 500 FT EXCURSION. I THINK THAT A STANDARD WARNING TONE WHEN APCHING A SELECTED ALT WOULD ELIMINATE THIS TYPE PROB. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR FLIES THE B-767 FOR A MAJOR DOMESTIC AND INTL ACR. HIS PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENT WAS TO BE DUAL QUALIFIED AS AN INSTRUCTOR ON THE B-747 AND THE L- 1011. ALL OF THE ACFT THAT HE HAS FLOWN PREVIOUSLY HAVE HAD AN AURAL WARNING APCHING AN ALT. THE B-767 HAS AN AURAL ALERT AFTER PASSING THROUGH AN ALT AND A VERY SMALL LIGHT WARNING APCHING AN ALT. THE CHK AIRMAN MISSED THE ALT CALL AND TOOK FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEV.

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.