Altitude overshoot departing chicago in a high performance light weight B777.

Attributes
ACN	483510
Time
Date	200008
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 13500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : c90.tracon tower : hpn.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
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
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	483510
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : altitude alert other controllerb other flight crewa
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:

Performing routine step-climb out of O'hare wbound to den, copilot flying. Aircraft was light weight and climb performance correspondingly good -- both conditions that first officer did not usually experience during his typical international schedule/experience. I was momentarily 'head down' programming ACARS and changing radio frequencys. Heard altitude alert and observed first officer responding (hand flying). We overshot 13000 ft leveloff, reaching maximum of 13500 ft, and corrected back immediately. We were questioned by alert controller during corrective maneuver.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALT OVERSHOOT DEPARTING CHICAGO IN A HIGH PERFORMANCE LIGHT WT B777.

Narrative: PERFORMING ROUTINE STEP-CLB OUT OF O'HARE WBOUND TO DEN, COPLT FLYING. ACFT WAS LIGHT WT AND CLB PERFORMANCE CORRESPONDINGLY GOOD -- BOTH CONDITIONS THAT FO DID NOT USUALLY EXPERIENCE DURING HIS TYPICAL INTL SCHEDULE/EXPERIENCE. I WAS MOMENTARILY 'HEAD DOWN' PROGRAMMING ACARS AND CHANGING RADIO FREQS. HEARD ALT ALERT AND OBSERVED FO RESPONDING (HAND FLYING). WE OVERSHOT 13000 FT LEVELOFF, REACHING MAX OF 13500 FT, AND CORRECTED BACK IMMEDIATELY. WE WERE QUESTIONED BY ALERT CTLR DURING CORRECTIVE MANEUVER.

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.