B727 crew had altitude overshoot in mia class B airspace.

Attributes
ACN	468170
Time
Date	200003
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7250
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	468170
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : company policies non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to assigned altitude
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cockpit distraction and altitude infraction. After takeoff and climb out to 7000 ft, I became distraction with a window overheat. At a climb rate of approximately 1500 FPM at 6700 ft, first officer brought my attention to assigned 7000 ft. 6000 ft for 7000 ft was called. With existing rate and being in clear, I decided to let aircraft go through 7000 ft a little instead of making a possible abrupt leveloff. Arrested ascent by 7250 ft and immediately returned to 7000 ft. The possible crucial point is mia arrival overfly at 8000 ft. No resulting conflicts noted. Obvious solution: 1 man devotes entire attention to flying aircraft and 1 man deals with problem. Window healed itself anyway and should have never been a priority in that stage of flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 CREW HAD ALT OVERSHOOT IN MIA CLASS B AIRSPACE.

Narrative: COCKPIT DISTR AND ALT INFRACTION. AFTER TKOF AND CLBOUT TO 7000 FT, I BECAME DISTR WITH A WINDOW OVERHEAT. AT A CLB RATE OF APPROX 1500 FPM AT 6700 FT, FO BROUGHT MY ATTN TO ASSIGNED 7000 FT. 6000 FT FOR 7000 FT WAS CALLED. WITH EXISTING RATE AND BEING IN CLR, I DECIDED TO LET ACFT GO THROUGH 7000 FT A LITTLE INSTEAD OF MAKING A POSSIBLE ABRUPT LEVELOFF. ARRESTED ASCENT BY 7250 FT AND IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO 7000 FT. THE POSSIBLE CRUCIAL POINT IS MIA ARR OVERFLY AT 8000 FT. NO RESULTING CONFLICTS NOTED. OBVIOUS SOLUTION: 1 MAN DEVOTES ENTIRE ATTN TO FLYING ACFT AND 1 MAN DEALS WITH PROB. WINDOW HEALED ITSELF ANYWAY AND SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN A PRIORITY IN THAT STAGE OF FLT.

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.