B737-300 flight crew misset altimeter. Altitude overshot.

Attributes
ACN	357310
Time
Date	199701
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5400
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pit
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 6500
ASRS Report	357310
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
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
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The first officer altimeter was not set properly. The first officer was flying aircraft and captain was looking at the air conditioning panel to be reset after a bleeds off takeoff. It was after configuring the bleeds, when I, the captain, looked down and we were passing 5000 ft MSL. I called 5000 ft and the first officer responded by pushing the aircraft over to recapture 5000 ft. The aircraft actually climbed to 5400 ft MSL during the push over before a descent to 5000 ft was begun. The TCASII did not trigger any TA or RA.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 FLC MISSET ALTIMETER. ALT OVERSHOT.

Narrative: THE FO ALTIMETER WAS NOT SET PROPERLY. THE FO WAS FLYING ACFT AND CAPT WAS LOOKING AT THE AIR CONDITIONING PANEL TO BE RESET AFTER A BLEEDS OFF TKOF. IT WAS AFTER CONFIGURING THE BLEEDS, WHEN I, THE CAPT, LOOKED DOWN AND WE WERE PASSING 5000 FT MSL. I CALLED 5000 FT AND THE FO RESPONDED BY PUSHING THE ACFT OVER TO RECAPTURE 5000 FT. THE ACFT ACTUALLY CLBED TO 5400 FT MSL DURING THE PUSH OVER BEFORE A DSCNT TO 5000 FT WAS BEGUN. THE TCASII DID NOT TRIGGER ANY TA OR RA.

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.