Medium large transport overshoot of climb altitude.

Attributes
ACN	311410
Time
Date	199507
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
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 cruise other
Route In Use	departure other enroute airway : dtw
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	311410
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot inflight encounter : weather non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was off frequency making a call to dtw operations for out/off times (ACARS inoperative) when I heard the altitude alert tone and the aircraft at 10300 ft. The PF was pushing the aircraft back down but reached 10500 ft before arresting climb and returning to 10000 ft. ATC called as we were passing 10200 ft in our return to 10000 ft and we reported such. At the time we were avoiding thunderstorm cells and IMC, no TCASII alert.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG OVERSHOOT OF CLB ALT.

Narrative: I WAS OFF FREQ MAKING A CALL TO DTW OPS FOR OUT/OFF TIMES (ACARS INOP) WHEN I HEARD THE ALT ALERT TONE AND THE ACFT AT 10300 FT. THE PF WAS PUSHING THE ACFT BACK DOWN BUT REACHED 10500 FT BEFORE ARRESTING CLB AND RETURNING TO 10000 FT. ATC CALLED AS WE WERE PASSING 10200 FT IN OUR RETURN TO 10000 FT AND WE RPTED SUCH. AT THE TIME WE WERE AVOIDING TSTM CELLS AND IMC, NO TCASII ALERT.

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.