Altitude deviation during climb out.

Attributes
ACN	322870
Time
Date	199512
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sac airport : sme
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11300
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : smf
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
Route In Use	departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	322870
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	322872
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

First officer flying (me) the dudes 8 departure, out of smf to den, on the 120 degree heading, speed restr to 230 KTS, assigned 11000 ft altitude per clearance (pre departure clearance). Just about to intercept the sac 058 degree radial, received 'resume normal speed' and a new frequency to ZOA. Turning and speeding up went right through 11000 ft to 11300 ft. Started back down to 11000 ft then received clearance to climb to FL230. Autothrottles were also inoperative. Not excuses but possible other contributing factors: at hotel my neighbors in the next room woke me up with their laughing and talking. It was before breakfast, a little hungry. On my period, some pain, before aspirin since no food yet. Supplemental information from acn 322872: first officer was hand flying with autothrottle inoperative. While I was switching frequencys first officer was making turn-on to intercept 058 degree radial and level off. Overshot cleared altitude of 11000 ft to approximately 11300 ft. During the departure briefing we had discussed the 12000 ft crossing restr at dudes, but I don't believe that was a factor. Primarily I think it was due to many things occurring simultaneously and the large power reduction required manually due to inoperative autothrottles.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALTDEV DURING CLBOUT.

Narrative: FO FLYING (ME) THE DUDES 8 DEP, OUT OF SMF TO DEN, ON THE 120 DEG HDG, SPD RESTR TO 230 KTS, ASSIGNED 11000 FT ALT PER CLRNC (PDC). JUST ABOUT TO INTERCEPT THE SAC 058 DEG RADIAL, RECEIVED 'RESUME NORMAL SPD' AND A NEW FREQ TO ZOA. TURNING AND SPDING UP WENT RIGHT THROUGH 11000 FT TO 11300 FT. STARTED BACK DOWN TO 11000 FT THEN RECEIVED CLRNC TO CLB TO FL230. AUTOTHROTTLES WERE ALSO INOP. NOT EXCUSES BUT POSSIBLE OTHER CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: AT HOTEL MY NEIGHBORS IN THE NEXT ROOM WOKE ME UP WITH THEIR LAUGHING AND TALKING. IT WAS BEFORE BREAKFAST, A LITTLE HUNGRY. ON MY PERIOD, SOME PAIN, BEFORE ASPIRIN SINCE NO FOOD YET. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 322872: FO WAS HAND FLYING WITH AUTOTHROTTLE INOP. WHILE I WAS SWITCHING FREQS FO WAS MAKING TURN-ON TO INTERCEPT 058 DEG RADIAL AND LEVEL OFF. OVERSHOT CLRED ALT OF 11000 FT TO APPROX 11300 FT. DURING THE DEP BRIEFING WE HAD DISCUSSED THE 12000 FT XING RESTR AT DUDES, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WAS A FACTOR. PRIMARILY I THINK IT WAS DUE TO MANY THINGS OCCURRING SIMULTANEOUSLY AND THE LARGE PWR REDUCTION REQUIRED MANUALLY DUE TO INOP AUTOTHROTTLES.

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.