Crew flies through assigned altitude during climb when cleared altitude had been changed.

Attributes
ACN	449770
Time
Date	199909
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zkc.artcc
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : descent cruise : enroute altitude change
Route In Use	enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	449770
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	449985
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to assigned altitude
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Captain was flying. Controller issued clearance to FL370. Passing FL324, controller said to level at FL330. Aircraft leveled at FL330 then continued to climb. Altitude alert sounded at FL333 and climb was arrested at FL334. Captain descended back to FL330.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CREW FLIES THROUGH ASSIGNED ALT DURING CLB WHEN CLRED ALT HAD BEEN CHANGED.

Narrative: CAPT WAS FLYING. CTLR ISSUED CLRNC TO FL370. PASSING FL324, CTLR SAID TO LEVEL AT FL330. ACFT LEVELED AT FL330 THEN CONTINUED TO CLB. ALT ALERT SOUNDED AT FL333 AND CLB WAS ARRESTED AT FL334. CAPT DSNDED BACK TO FL330.

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.