Altitude deviation altitude overshot in departure climb.

Attributes
ACN	306179
Time
Date	199506
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 13400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	306179
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15500
ASRS Report	306230
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation Operational Error

Narrative:

We had been given a climb to 13000 ft. Our ACARS was inoperative so after passing 10000 ft I was off frequency reporting our out and off times. I was discussing our revised ETA with operations when the altitude aural warning sounded. When I checked our altitude we were at 13400 ft. We immediately leveled and simultaneously received a climb clearance to 17000 ft. Captain was hand flying the aircraft. Supplemental information from acn 306230: climbed through altitude by 400 ft (13400 ft), due to lack of attention caused by radio conversation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALTDEV ALT OVERSHOT IN DEP CLB.

Narrative: WE HAD BEEN GIVEN A CLB TO 13000 FT. OUR ACARS WAS INOP SO AFTER PASSING 10000 FT I WAS OFF FREQ RPTING OUR OUT AND OFF TIMES. I WAS DISCUSSING OUR REVISED ETA WITH OPS WHEN THE ALT AURAL WARNING SOUNDED. WHEN I CHKED OUR ALT WE WERE AT 13400 FT. WE IMMEDIATELY LEVELED AND SIMULTANEOUSLY RECEIVED A CLB CLRNC TO 17000 FT. CAPT WAS HAND FLYING THE ACFT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 306230: CLBED THROUGH ALT BY 400 FT (13400 FT), DUE TO LACK OF ATTN CAUSED BY RADIO CONVERSATION.

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.