MD80 crew had an altitude overshoot.

Attributes
ACN	446700
Time
Date	199908
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : stl.vortac
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 26000 msl bound upper : 26300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc.artcc tower : bos.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : lindy two
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 114 flight time total : 7753 flight time type : 4512
ASRS Report	446700
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : company policies non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : altitude alert other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to assigned altitude
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On climb out out of stl on the lindy 2 (maw) departure, lost both DFGS's along with flight director, autoplt, and ats. While dealing with the problem and the first officer out of his seat to reset circuit breakers, missed leveloff at FL260, busted altitude by over 300 ft before correcting back to FL260.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW HAD AN ALT OVERSHOOT.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT OUT OF STL ON THE LINDY 2 (MAW) DEP, LOST BOTH DFGS'S ALONG WITH FLT DIRECTOR, AUTOPLT, AND ATS. WHILE DEALING WITH THE PROB AND THE FO OUT OF HIS SEAT TO RESET CIRCUIT BREAKERS, MISSED LEVELOFF AT FL260, BUSTED ALT BY OVER 300 FT BEFORE CORRECTING BACK TO FL260.

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.