B727 overshoots altitude while flying lax SID.

Attributes
ACN	343050
Time
Date	199608
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	departure sid : sid
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 : 100 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	343050
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	342672
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified 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:

Crew was alerted at XA15 for an XB00 departure oak-mem. At XA45 crew was advised flight would now leave at XC15 oak-lax, lax-mem flight to lax uneventful. Crew departed lax at XE30 on the LAXX2 departure. First officer was flying roughly 500 ft, crew was told to switch to departure. Captain was confused on the frequency, was then cleared to 3000 ft from our initial altitude of 2000 ft. Captain again did not change altitude alerter to 3000 ft as she was confused to what was said. First officer (I) was distraction because I had to repeat what departure had said to us. Aircraft climbed to approximately 3300 ft then descended back down to 3000 ft. Remainder of flight was uneventful. Factors I believe contributed: fatigue, crew had 3 hours sleep after being up for 16 hours and had 9 hours of duty before alert call and landing in mem. Distraction on first officer's part. Missed radio frequency switch and new altitude assignment not dialed in caused distraction between first officer and captain and altitude of 3000 ft was climbed through.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 OVERSHOOTS ALT WHILE FLYING LAX SID.

Narrative: CREW WAS ALERTED AT XA15 FOR AN XB00 DEP OAK-MEM. AT XA45 CREW WAS ADVISED FLT WOULD NOW LEAVE AT XC15 OAK-LAX, LAX-MEM FLT TO LAX UNEVENTFUL. CREW DEPARTED LAX AT XE30 ON THE LAXX2 DEP. FO WAS FLYING ROUGHLY 500 FT, CREW WAS TOLD TO SWITCH TO DEP. CAPT WAS CONFUSED ON THE FREQ, WAS THEN CLRED TO 3000 FT FROM OUR INITIAL ALT OF 2000 FT. CAPT AGAIN DID NOT CHANGE ALT ALERTER TO 3000 FT AS SHE WAS CONFUSED TO WHAT WAS SAID. FO (I) WAS DISTR BECAUSE I HAD TO REPEAT WHAT DEP HAD SAID TO US. ACFT CLBED TO APPROX 3300 FT THEN DSNDED BACK DOWN TO 3000 FT. REMAINDER OF FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL. FACTORS I BELIEVE CONTRIBUTED: FATIGUE, CREW HAD 3 HRS SLEEP AFTER BEING UP FOR 16 HRS AND HAD 9 HRS OF DUTY BEFORE ALERT CALL AND LNDG IN MEM. DISTR ON FO'S PART. MISSED RADIO FREQ SWITCH AND NEW ALT ASSIGNMENT NOT DIALED IN CAUSED DISTR BTWN FO AND CAPT AND ALT OF 3000 FT WAS CLBED THROUGH.

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.