B727 altitude deviation altitude overshot in climb. First officer, PF, thought he heard FL230 assigned and went through 13000 ft, last assigned altitude.

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Attributes
ACN	359280
Time
Date	199701
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 13500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dtw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 275 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	359280
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On jan/xx/97 on flight XXX from dtw to bgi, while climbing out of dtw, the first officer was flying and dtw departure control cleared us to 13000 ft. As we passed through 12000 ft departure control told us to contact ZOB and cleared us direct to wings intersection. As I acknowledged, the first officer said we were cleared to FL230, as we went through 13000 ft! I said I did not hear FL230 and I pushed the nose over, but we had gone to 13500 ft. As I pushed the nose over to level at 13000 ft, I called ZOB and reported 13000 ft and they cleared us to FL230 and direct to wings intersection. We proceeded to climb and proceed to wings intersection. Nothing was said!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 ALTDEV ALT OVERSHOT IN CLB. FO, PF, THOUGHT HE HEARD FL230 ASSIGNED AND WENT THROUGH 13000 FT, LAST ASSIGNED ALT.

Narrative: ON JAN/XX/97 ON FLT XXX FROM DTW TO BGI, WHILE CLBING OUT OF DTW, THE FO WAS FLYING AND DTW DEP CTL CLRED US TO 13000 FT. AS WE PASSED THROUGH 12000 FT DEP CTL TOLD US TO CONTACT ZOB AND CLRED US DIRECT TO WINGS INTXN. AS I ACKNOWLEDGED, THE FO SAID WE WERE CLRED TO FL230, AS WE WENT THROUGH 13000 FT! I SAID I DID NOT HEAR FL230 AND I PUSHED THE NOSE OVER, BUT WE HAD GONE TO 13500 FT. AS I PUSHED THE NOSE OVER TO LEVEL AT 13000 FT, I CALLED ZOB AND RPTED 13000 FT AND THEY CLRED US TO FL230 AND DIRECT TO WINGS INTXN. WE PROCEEDED TO CLB AND PROCEED TO WINGS INTXN. NOTHING WAS SAID!

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.