Captain of an medium large transport climbed to the wrong altitude by mistake.

Attributes
ACN	308220
Time
Date	199506
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cle
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 37000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	308220
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

At FL330 we were cleared to climb to FL350. I heard FL370 which was our filed cruise altitude. Copilot read back FL350. I climbed to FL370 as he gave a PA message. Center called back and turned us off the airway and informed us of the altitude deviation. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that he never heard any more about this incident and that ATC advised that there was no conflict. They had rted the aircraft to prevent any possible conflict. He was operating an A320 type aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF AN MLG CLBED TO THE WRONG ALT BY MISTAKE.

Narrative: AT FL330 WE WERE CLRED TO CLB TO FL350. I HEARD FL370 WHICH WAS OUR FILED CRUISE ALT. COPLT READ BACK FL350. I CLBED TO FL370 AS HE GAVE A PA MESSAGE. CTR CALLED BACK AND TURNED US OFF THE AIRWAY AND INFORMED US OF THE ALTDEV. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT HE NEVER HEARD ANY MORE ABOUT THIS INCIDENT AND THAT ATC ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NO CONFLICT. THEY HAD RTED THE ACFT TO PREVENT ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICT. HE WAS OPERATING AN A320 TYPE 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.