Large transport flight crew overshot assigned intermediate departure altitude due to workload distrs...

Attributes
ACN	503645
Time
Date	200103
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : fll.vor
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 16000 msl bound upper : 16700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia.tracon tower : eyw.tower
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors departure sid : fll9.fll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 144 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	503645
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	504690
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : altimeter other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to assigned altitude none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight was cleared to 16000 ft on assigned heading of 270 degrees by fll departure (126.05). Just as departure control assigned heading 310 degrees to intercept the thndr transition on the fll 9 departure and as he handed us off to ZMA on 132.45, we were passing 15500 ft. As I doublechked course on departure plate and tuned new radio frequency, we passed through 16000 ft. Aircraft reached approximately 16700 ft prior to recovery to 16000 ft. At that time, we checked in with mia center and were cleared to higher altitude, per ZMA, no loss of aircraft separation occurred.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT FLC OVERSHOT ASSIGNED INTERMEDIATE DEP ALT DUE TO WORKLOAD DISTRS.

Narrative: FLT WAS CLRED TO 16000 FT ON ASSIGNED HDG OF 270 DEGS BY FLL DEP (126.05). JUST AS DEP CTL ASSIGNED HDG 310 DEGS TO INTERCEPT THE THNDR TRANSITION ON THE FLL 9 DEP AND AS HE HANDED US OFF TO ZMA ON 132.45, WE WERE PASSING 15500 FT. AS I DOUBLECHKED COURSE ON DEP PLATE AND TUNED NEW RADIO FREQ, WE PASSED THROUGH 16000 FT. ACFT REACHED APPROX 16700 FT PRIOR TO RECOVERY TO 16000 FT. AT THAT TIME, WE CHECKED IN WITH MIA CENTER AND WERE CLEARED TO HIGHER ALT, PER ZMA, NO LOSS OF ACFT SEPARATION OCCURRED.

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.