LR25 overshot altitude on climb when flight crew is distraction by navigation problem in ZOB airspac...

Attributes
ACN	422258
Time
Date	199812
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : svm
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 13800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Learjet 25
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 4030 flight time type : 1300
ASRS Report	422258
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12800 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	422380
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Climbing to assigned 13000 ft, captain overshot and momentarily hit 13800 ft while distraction by first officer's (my) incorrect tuning of navigation frequency needed to intercept J70. I thought we were receiving pmm when, in fact, it was too far away to receive. Confusion caused by the fact that I misread a DME indication. Only later did I discover that on this airplane DME has its own receiver, not slaved to navigation. This incident could have been avoided had I taken a moment to review the aircraft navigation system more thoroughly. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states that the avionics in their fleet of LR25's and falcon jets are all configured differently. This particular aircraft had the capability of tuning one DME with the VOR and another DME with a separate tuning head. He was looking at the wrong DME while trying to navigation to the tuned VOR station. The reporter also states that the fleet is about to undergo a complete avionics review for standardization.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LR25 OVERSHOT ALT ON CLB WHEN FLC IS DISTR BY NAV PROB IN ZOB AIRSPACE.

Narrative: CLBING TO ASSIGNED 13000 FT, CAPT OVERSHOT AND MOMENTARILY HIT 13800 FT WHILE DISTR BY FO'S (MY) INCORRECT TUNING OF NAV FREQ NEEDED TO INTERCEPT J70. I THOUGHT WE WERE RECEIVING PMM WHEN, IN FACT, IT WAS TOO FAR AWAY TO RECEIVE. CONFUSION CAUSED BY THE FACT THAT I MISREAD A DME INDICATION. ONLY LATER DID I DISCOVER THAT ON THIS AIRPLANE DME HAS ITS OWN RECEIVER, NOT SLAVED TO NAV. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED HAD I TAKEN A MOMENT TO REVIEW THE ACFT NAV SYS MORE THOROUGHLY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THAT THE AVIONICS IN THEIR FLEET OF LR25'S AND FALCON JETS ARE ALL CONFIGURED DIFFERENTLY. THIS PARTICULAR ACFT HAD THE CAPABILITY OF TUNING ONE DME WITH THE VOR AND ANOTHER DME WITH A SEPARATE TUNING HEAD. HE WAS LOOKING AT THE WRONG DME WHILE TRYING TO NAV TO THE TUNED VOR STATION. THE RPTR ALSO STATES THAT THE FLEET IS ABOUT TO UNDERGO A COMPLETE AVIONICS REVIEW FOR STANDARDIZATION.

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.

LR25 overshot altitude on climb when flight crew is distraction by navigation problem in ZOB airspace.