B767 crew had altitude excursion at first intermediate leveloff altitude at ont.

Attributes
ACN	421820
Time
Date	199812
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pdz airport : ont
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	421820
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departure from ont had to do maximum power takeoff (30 day limit about to expire -- advised ACARS). Aircraft very light (260000 pounds). I (captain) was hand-flying prado 5. Departure said to level at 7000 ft. First officer had neglected to select reduced (climb) power as called for with after takeoff checklist. Through 6300 ft, I lowered nose to level at 7000 ft. I saw airspeed increasing rapidly. I saw that with altitude capture, autothrottles remained in EPR mode instead of changing to speed. I disconnected autothrottles, reduced thrust to idle, and pitched over to level. However, did not level till 7300 ft. Descended to 7000 ft then. Departure said nothing about my altitude deviation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 CREW HAD ALT EXCURSION AT FIRST INTERMEDIATE LEVELOFF ALT AT ONT.

Narrative: DEP FROM ONT HAD TO DO MAX PWR TKOF (30 DAY LIMIT ABOUT TO EXPIRE -- ADVISED ACARS). ACFT VERY LIGHT (260000 LBS). I (CAPT) WAS HAND-FLYING PRADO 5. DEP SAID TO LEVEL AT 7000 FT. FO HAD NEGLECTED TO SELECT REDUCED (CLB) PWR AS CALLED FOR WITH AFTER TKOF CHKLIST. THROUGH 6300 FT, I LOWERED NOSE TO LEVEL AT 7000 FT. I SAW AIRSPD INCREASING RAPIDLY. I SAW THAT WITH ALT CAPTURE, AUTOTHROTTLES REMAINED IN EPR MODE INSTEAD OF CHANGING TO SPD. I DISCONNECTED AUTOTHROTTLES, REDUCED THRUST TO IDLE, AND PITCHED OVER TO LEVEL. HOWEVER, DID NOT LEVEL TILL 7300 FT. DSNDED TO 7000 FT THEN. DEP SAID NOTHING ABOUT MY ALTDEV.

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.