MD80 crew overshot altitude when issued a rapid leveloff by controller in ZFW airspace.

Attributes
ACN	428150
Time
Date	199902
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : ttt.vor
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 17000 msl bound upper : 17250
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : dall5
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	428150
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	428149
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : overrode automation flight crew : returned to intended course
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Intercepting TTT 074 degree radial on DALL5 departure, cleared to FL230. Climbing through 16300 ft, told to level at 17000 ft and turn right 20 degrees. Immediately put 17000 ft in altitude select window and confirmed 17000 ft with captain. ZFW said we overshot the 074 degree radial. Both VOR pointers and navigation displays showed us right on the 074 degree radial. Vertical navigation was in performance mode. Autoplt overshot 17000 ft. At 17200 ft, captain disengaged autoplt and autothrottle. Aircraft climbed to 17250 ft before getting it back down to 17000 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW OVERSHOT ALT WHEN ISSUED A RAPID LEVELOFF BY CTLR IN ZFW AIRSPACE.

Narrative: INTERCEPTING TTT 074 DEG RADIAL ON DALL5 DEP, CLRED TO FL230. CLBING THROUGH 16300 FT, TOLD TO LEVEL AT 17000 FT AND TURN R 20 DEGS. IMMEDIATELY PUT 17000 FT IN ALT SELECT WINDOW AND CONFIRMED 17000 FT WITH CAPT. ZFW SAID WE OVERSHOT THE 074 DEG RADIAL. BOTH VOR POINTERS AND NAV DISPLAYS SHOWED US RIGHT ON THE 074 DEG RADIAL. VERT NAV WAS IN PERFORMANCE MODE. AUTOPLT OVERSHOT 17000 FT. AT 17200 FT, CAPT DISENGAGED AUTOPLT AND AUTOTHROTTLE. ACFT CLBED TO 17250 FT BEFORE GETTING IT BACK DOWN TO 17000 FT.

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.