An air carrier MD80 flight crew were too low at the 2.5 DME fix during their climb out.

Attributes
ACN	373480
Time
Date	199707
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	373480
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Heavy weight, maximum power, packs off takeoff with an initial turn for noise abatement and restoring packs, we perhaps didn't watch the 2.5 DME at or above 1500 ft restr as closely as we should have. We did delay selecting climb power, but with only 1.5 NM to gain 1500 ft at a heavy weight was difficult. We may have missed the restr by 1/2 mi. A steeper climb at takeoff power to 1500 ft would probably made the restr.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MD80 FLC WERE TOO LOW AT THE 2.5 DME FIX DURING THEIR CLBOUT.

Narrative: HVY WT, MAX PWR, PACKS OFF TKOF WITH AN INITIAL TURN FOR NOISE ABATEMENT AND RESTORING PACKS, WE PERHAPS DIDN'T WATCH THE 2.5 DME AT OR ABOVE 1500 FT RESTR AS CLOSELY AS WE SHOULD HAVE. WE DID DELAY SELECTING CLB PWR, BUT WITH ONLY 1.5 NM TO GAIN 1500 FT AT A HVY WT WAS DIFFICULT. WE MAY HAVE MISSED THE RESTR BY 1/2 MI. A STEEPER CLB AT TKOF PWR TO 1500 FT WOULD PROBABLY MADE THE RESTR.

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.