B737 crew had an altitude overshoot in I90 class B airspace.

Attributes
ACN	511650
Time
Date	200105
Day	Tue
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	511650
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
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:

On departure from runway 15L at iah, and in a turn to 360 degrees, we failed to level off at 4000 ft and momentarily climbed to 4400 ft before correcting back to 4000 ft. ATC (departure) subsequently cleared us to continue climb to 15000 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 CREW HAD AN ALT OVERSHOOT IN I90 CLASS B AIRSPACE.

Narrative: ON DEP FROM RWY 15L AT IAH, AND IN A TURN TO 360 DEGS, WE FAILED TO LEVEL OFF AT 4000 FT AND MOMENTARILY CLBED TO 4400 FT BEFORE CORRECTING BACK TO 4000 FT. ATC (DEP) SUBSEQUENTLY CLRED US TO CONTINUE CLB TO 15000 FT.

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.