MD80 crew had altitude overshoot in ZNY class east airspace.

Attributes
ACN	473970
Time
Date	200005
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 16000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Route In Use	departure : other published ifr departure
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	473970
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	473971
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Altitude deviation. During departure on the whitestone climb, departure cleared us to go direct to eliot and climb to 15000 ft. The next controller told us to turn to a heading of 270 degrees and maintain 250 KTS. The first officer read back maintain 250 KTS and climb to FL270. No ATC acknowledgement was received. Passing about 16000 ft we requested an altitude clarification. ATC said we had should be at 15000 ft but go ahead and continue climb to 17000 ft. Nothing further was said.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW HAD ALT OVERSHOOT IN ZNY CLASS E AIRSPACE.

Narrative: ALTDEV. DURING DEP ON THE WHITESTONE CLB, DEP CLRED US TO GO DIRECT TO ELIOT AND CLB TO 15000 FT. THE NEXT CTLR TOLD US TO TURN TO A HDG OF 270 DEGS AND MAINTAIN 250 KTS. THE FO READ BACK MAINTAIN 250 KTS AND CLB TO FL270. NO ATC ACKNOWLEDGEMENT WAS RECEIVED. PASSING ABOUT 16000 FT WE REQUESTED AN ALT CLARIFICATION. ATC SAID WE HAD SHOULD BE AT 15000 FT BUT GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE CLB TO 17000 FT. NOTHING FURTHER WAS SAID.

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.