Narrative:

We were assigned the teb 5 departure which calls for: fly runway heading until 1500 ft then turn right heading 280 degrees. Maintain 1500 ft until passing teb 4.5 NM then climb to 2000 ft. Altitude controller was initially set to 1500 ft; but somewhere in the process was readjusted to 2000 ft before reaching the 4.5 NM point. At leveloff at 2000 ft; departure control asked our altitude. At that point we realized the error. There was no traffic conflict and we were climbed to 4000 ft. Even though we briefed the departure; it obviously wasnT in enough detail pertaining where the altitude controller was to be set. The briefing will be more thorough in the future. As a side comment; that SID has departure procedures for four runways in small print. Maybe it could become two sids. One departing north runways; the other south. That might leave more room for larger print. We had a discussion if the heading we were to turn to was 260 degrees or 280 degrees. The type was small enough we couldn't tell initially. That may have distracted us from the completion of the normal briefing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FALCON 50 DEPARTING TEB EXCEEDED THE INITIAL 1500 FT LEVEL OFF ALT BECAUSE THE MCP ALT WAS SET AT 2000 FT BY MISTAKE.

Narrative: WE WERE ASSIGNED THE TEB 5 DEP WHICH CALLS FOR: FLY RWY HDG UNTIL 1500 FT THEN TURN R HDG 280 DEGS. MAINTAIN 1500 FT UNTIL PASSING TEB 4.5 NM THEN CLB TO 2000 FT. ALT CTLR WAS INITIALLY SET TO 1500 FT; BUT SOMEWHERE IN THE PROCESS WAS READJUSTED TO 2000 FT BEFORE REACHING THE 4.5 NM POINT. AT LEVELOFF AT 2000 FT; DEP CTL ASKED OUR ALT. AT THAT POINT WE REALIZED THE ERROR. THERE WAS NO TFC CONFLICT AND WE WERE CLBED TO 4000 FT. EVEN THOUGH WE BRIEFED THE DEP; IT OBVIOUSLY WASNT IN ENOUGH DETAIL PERTAINING WHERE THE ALT CTLR WAS TO BE SET. THE BRIEFING WILL BE MORE THOROUGH IN THE FUTURE. AS A SIDE COMMENT; THAT SID HAS DEP PROCS FOR FOUR RWYS IN SMALL PRINT. MAYBE IT COULD BECOME TWO SIDS. ONE DEPARTING N RWYS; THE OTHER S. THAT MIGHT LEAVE MORE ROOM FOR LARGER PRINT. WE HAD A DISCUSSION IF THE HDG WE WERE TO TURN TO WAS 260 DEGS OR 280 DEGS. THE TYPE WAS SMALL ENOUGH WE COULDN'T TELL INITIALLY. THAT MAY HAVE DISTRACTED US FROM THE COMPLETION OF THE NORMAL BRIEFING.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.