A B737-300 crew, departing las, overshot their assigned altitude.

Attributes
ACN	542029
Time
Date	200203
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : las.airport
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl single value : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Windshear Ice
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : l30.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : idale
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	542029
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Doing the idale RNAV departure at las with initial climb clearance to 7000 ft. First officer hand flying. LNAV engaged. Flight director engaged. Shortly after takeoff, departure control gave us direct idale, then direct to boach. I programmed the FMS. While this was happening, we passed 6000 ft for 7000 ft. Neither one of us heard the altitude alert chime and we did not make the '1000 ft to go' callout. When we passed 7000 ft and got the altitude deviation chime, we both heard it and noted the altitude deviation. We reached 7700 ft before starting down again. I asked for and received further climb clearance before returning to 7000 ft. We were very busy with course changes, engine anti-ice going on, rain, and turbulence. 'Busy' is whey I should pay more attention to altitude -- especially with autoplt not engaged.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-300 CREW, DEPARTING LAS, OVERSHOT THEIR ASSIGNED ALT.

Narrative: DOING THE IDALE RNAV DEP AT LAS WITH INITIAL CLB CLRNC TO 7000 FT. FO HAND FLYING. LNAV ENGAGED. FLT DIRECTOR ENGAGED. SHORTLY AFTER TKOF, DEP CTL GAVE US DIRECT IDALE, THEN DIRECT TO BOACH. I PROGRAMMED THE FMS. WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING, WE PASSED 6000 FT FOR 7000 FT. NEITHER ONE OF US HEARD THE ALT ALERT CHIME AND WE DID NOT MAKE THE '1000 FT TO GO' CALLOUT. WHEN WE PASSED 7000 FT AND GOT THE ALTDEV CHIME, WE BOTH HEARD IT AND NOTED THE ALTDEV. WE REACHED 7700 FT BEFORE STARTING DOWN AGAIN. I ASKED FOR AND RECEIVED FURTHER CLB CLRNC BEFORE RETURNING TO 7000 FT. WE WERE VERY BUSY WITH COURSE CHANGES, ENG ANTI-ICE GOING ON, RAIN, AND TURB. 'BUSY' IS WHEY I SHOULD PAY MORE ATTN TO ALT -- ESPECIALLY WITH AUTOPLT NOT ENGAGED.

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.