DC8 flight crew overshoot assigned altitude on departure.

Attributes
ACN	498620
Time
Date	200101
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mpzl.artcc
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 15700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : mpzl.artcc
Make Model Name	Dash 8 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
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 : 11000 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	498620
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	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:

While climbing to an assigned altitude of 14000 ft MSL after takeoff from mpto, I allowed myself to become distraction with the map and departure routing. When I questioned my copilot about the routing, he became distraction and we climbed to 15700 ft MSL before we realized it. We should have been paying better attention. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated aircraft type was a DC8. Departures are radar vectored to an en route fix. Equipment anomalies and charting confusion caused the flight crew to overshoot the assigned altitude.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC8 FLC OVERSHOOT ASSIGNED ALT ON DEP.

Narrative: WHILE CLBING TO AN ASSIGNED ALT OF 14000 FT MSL AFTER TKOF FROM MPTO, I ALLOWED MYSELF TO BECOME DISTR WITH THE MAP AND DEP ROUTING. WHEN I QUESTIONED MY COPLT ABOUT THE ROUTING, HE BECAME DISTR AND WE CLBED TO 15700 FT MSL BEFORE WE REALIZED IT. WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN PAYING BETTER ATTN. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED ACFT TYPE WAS A DC8. DEPS ARE RADAR VECTORED TO AN ENRTE FIX. EQUIP ANOMALIES AND CHARTING CONFUSION CAUSED THE FLC TO OVERSHOOT THE ASSIGNED ALT.

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.