A jetstream 32 crew overshot their altitude during climb when the altitude alert failed to sound off. First officer, PNF was reviewing the flight plan and failed to call out the last 1000 ft to go. Controller caught their error as crew was leveling at FL180.

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Attributes
ACN	376250
Time
Date	199707
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : buf
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 17000 msl bound upper : 18000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Jetstream 32
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute airway : zob enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	376250
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 1000
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While on V33 out of buf VORTAC we were cleared to 17000 ft by ZOB. At approximately 15000 ft, I was head down, looking at my sectional chart reviewing our flight routing. While climbing, I was listening for the altitude alert to sound off, it did not and we passed 17000 ft and were leveling at 18000 ft when ZOB asked what our cleared altitude was. Center asked if he gave us 17000 ft or FL190 for an altitude. My captain responded by saying 17000 ft and he corrected our altitude immediately descending to 17000 ft. There was no other traffic in the area. The controller did not advise us of any action being taken. Buf to iad.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A JETSTREAM 32 CREW OVERSHOT THEIR ALT DURING CLB WHEN THE ALT ALERT FAILED TO SOUND OFF. FO, PNF WAS REVIEWING THE FLT PLAN AND FAILED TO CALL OUT THE LAST 1000 FT TO GO. CTLR CAUGHT THEIR ERROR AS CREW WAS LEVELING AT FL180.

Narrative: WHILE ON V33 OUT OF BUF VORTAC WE WERE CLRED TO 17000 FT BY ZOB. AT APPROX 15000 FT, I WAS HEAD DOWN, LOOKING AT MY SECTIONAL CHART REVIEWING OUR FLT ROUTING. WHILE CLBING, I WAS LISTENING FOR THE ALT ALERT TO SOUND OFF, IT DID NOT AND WE PASSED 17000 FT AND WERE LEVELING AT 18000 FT WHEN ZOB ASKED WHAT OUR CLRED ALT WAS. CTR ASKED IF HE GAVE US 17000 FT OR FL190 FOR AN ALT. MY CAPT RESPONDED BY SAYING 17000 FT AND HE CORRECTED OUR ALT IMMEDIATELY DSNDING TO 17000 FT. THERE WAS NO OTHER TFC IN THE AREA. THE CTLR DID NOT ADVISE US OF ANY ACTION BEING TAKEN. BUF TO IAD.

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.