B737-800 flight crew become distraction and overshoots ZMA assigned altitude on departure from mbpv.

Attributes
ACN	501368
Time
Date	200102
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 18000 msl bound upper : 18400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
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 : 210 flight time total : 21000 flight time type : 1700
ASRS Report	501368
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to assigned altitude
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Climbing out of providenciales (turks and caicos), ZMA cleared air carrier X to climb to FL180. First officer flying without use of autoplt. Captain missed making 1000 ft below call at 17000 ft while distraction completing climb check. Aural warning as aircraft passed FL182.5. First officer leveled at FL184 before returning to FL180. Aircraft has no aural warning alert prior to reaching altitude, only visual indication.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-800 FLC BECOME DISTR AND OVERSHOOTS ZMA ASSIGNED ALT ON DEP FROM MBPV.

Narrative: CLBING OUT OF PROVIDENCIALES (TURKS AND CAICOS), ZMA CLRED ACR X TO CLB TO FL180. FO FLYING WITHOUT USE OF AUTOPLT. CAPT MISSED MAKING 1000 FT BELOW CALL AT 17000 FT WHILE DISTR COMPLETING CLB CHK. AURAL WARNING AS ACFT PASSED FL182.5. FO LEVELED AT FL184 BEFORE RETURNING TO FL180. ACFT HAS NO AURAL WARNING ALERT PRIOR TO REACHING ALT, ONLY VISUAL INDICATION.

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.