Narrative:

Climbing out of dca in A320 aircraft, I was conducting last day of IOE for new crew. We do 'crew' IOE where captain/first officer situation in seats with check pilot in the jump seat. All was normal, cleared to climb to 17000 ft. Controller amended clearance to 16000 ft. A320 is a fast clber and we went through 16000 ft to 16400 ft before leveling at 16000 ft. Crew should have advised ATC.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 OVERSHOOTS CLRNC LIMIT ALT WHEN IT WAS RECEIVED AT THE LAST MIN DURING A HIGH RATE OF CLB NEAR DCA, DC.

Narrative: CLBING OUT OF DCA IN A320 ACFT, I WAS CONDUCTING LAST DAY OF IOE FOR NEW CREW. WE DO 'CREW' IOE WHERE CAPT/FO SIT IN SEATS WITH CHK PLT IN THE JUMP SEAT. ALL WAS NORMAL, CLRED TO CLB TO 17000 FT. CTLR AMENDED CLRNC TO 16000 FT. A320 IS A FAST CLBER AND WE WENT THROUGH 16000 FT TO 16400 FT BEFORE LEVELING AT 16000 FT. CREW SHOULD HAVE ADVISED ATC.

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.