An air carrier large transport flight crew climbs above their assigned altitude briefly. The flight crew descended to the correct altitude immediately.

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Attributes
ACN	361360
Time
Date	199702
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : slc
State Reference	UT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 16000 msl bound upper : 16400
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zlc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	361360
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	361652
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified 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:

On takeoff from slc on feb/sun/97, at XA42Z while climbing to 16000 ft, turning to a heading of 100 degrees to intercept 117 degrees outbound, we received a radio frequency change, all happening at the same time while hand-flying the aircraft. We went to 16400 ft then immediately went back to 16000 ft. Possibly give radio frequency change earlier during the departure procedure and clear to higher altitude as soon as possible.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LGT FLC CLBS ABOVE THEIR ASSIGNED ALT BRIEFLY. THE FLC DSNDED TO THE CORRECT ALT IMMEDIATELY.

Narrative: ON TKOF FROM SLC ON FEB/SUN/97, AT XA42Z WHILE CLBING TO 16000 FT, TURNING TO A HDG OF 100 DEGS TO INTERCEPT 117 DEGS OUTBOUND, WE RECEIVED A RADIO FREQ CHANGE, ALL HAPPENING AT THE SAME TIME WHILE HAND-FLYING THE ACFT. WE WENT TO 16400 FT THEN IMMEDIATELY WENT BACK TO 16000 FT. POSSIBLY GIVE RADIO FREQ CHANGE EARLIER DURING THE DEP PROC AND CLR TO HIGHER ALT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

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.