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B13100 climbed through assigned altitude of 5000 ft and got to 5700 ft. Captain busy doing paperwork and first officer involved in trimming aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 354673 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199612 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mem |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mem |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Jetstream 31 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| 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 : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 650 |
| ASRS Report | 354673 |
| 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 flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
During climb out from mem our flight was assigned 5000 ft. Company policy dictates a '1000 ft to go' and a '3000 ft to go' (no alerter installed) all prior to reaching an assigned altitude. I was having difficulty trimming the aircraft and wasn't paying attention to the altitude. Neither was the captain, as he was busy doing paperwork. It wasn't until ATC cleared us to 6000 ft that we noticed we were climbing through 5700 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B13100 CLBED THROUGH ASSIGNED ALT OF 5000 FT AND GOT TO 5700 FT. CAPT BUSY DOING PAPERWORK AND FO INVOLVED IN TRIMMING ACFT.
Narrative: DURING CLBOUT FROM MEM OUR FLT WAS ASSIGNED 5000 FT. COMPANY POLICY DICTATES A '1000 FT TO GO' AND A '3000 FT TO GO' (NO ALERTER INSTALLED) ALL PRIOR TO REACHING AN ASSIGNED ALT. I WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY TRIMMING THE ACFT AND WASN'T PAYING ATTN TO THE ALT. NEITHER WAS THE CAPT, AS HE WAS BUSY DOING PAPERWORK. IT WASN'T UNTIL ATC CLRED US TO 6000 FT THAT WE NOTICED WE WERE CLBING THROUGH 5700 FT.
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.