Flight crew of an large transport overshot altitude during climb to cruise altitude.

Attributes
ACN	296249
Time
Date	199501
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sju
State Reference	PR
Altitude	msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 29000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : atlantic enroute : other oceanic enroute airway : rte3
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9600 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	296249
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure 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:

Cleared to 28000 ft. Actual leveloff was made at 29000 ft. Altitude warning in aircraft was faulty and center communications were distracting. We were listening to problems with another aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN LGT OVERSHOT ALT DURING CLB TO CRUISE ALT.

Narrative: CLRED TO 28000 FT. ACTUAL LEVELOFF WAS MADE AT 29000 FT. ALT WARNING IN ACFT WAS FAULTY AND CTR COMS WERE DISTRACTING. WE WERE LISTENING TO PROBS WITH ANOTHER ACFT.

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.