Flight crew fails to level at assigned altitude. Altitude overshot climb.

Attributes
ACN	309970
Time
Date	199507
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11900
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau
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 : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	309970
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 controllera 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:

The captain was flying, the autoplt was on. I was calling back times to company. The altitude capture on the autoplt did not work and we flew through the assigned altitude by 800-900 ft. Company has policy of calling out altitudes to go during approachs only, in this type of aircraft. Company should have policy for PNF to call out altitudes to go during all phases of flight. I do now!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC FAILS TO LEVEL AT ASSIGNED ALT. ALT OVERSHOT CLB.

Narrative: THE CAPT WAS FLYING, THE AUTOPLT WAS ON. I WAS CALLING BACK TIMES TO COMPANY. THE ALT CAPTURE ON THE AUTOPLT DID NOT WORK AND WE FLEW THROUGH THE ASSIGNED ALT BY 800-900 FT. COMPANY HAS POLICY OF CALLING OUT ALTS TO GO DURING APCHS ONLY, IN THIS TYPE OF ACFT. COMPANY SHOULD HAVE POLICY FOR PNF TO CALL OUT ALTS TO GO DURING ALL PHASES OF FLT. I DO NOW!

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.