An A319 pilot accidentally set a higher altitude in the flight control panel altitude window causing a flap overspd as the aircraft attempted a climb.

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Attributes
ACN	667881
Time
Date	200508
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl single value : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ord.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	667881
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 1020
ASRS Report	667882
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	aircraft : automation overrode flight crew flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Cleared visual runway 4R at ord. Intercepting GS from above in open descent; flaps 2 degrees; airspeed assigned 180 KIAS. Got nuisance altitude warning; so altitude window was spun up and was pulled by habit. Power came up; aircraft went into open climb resulting in airspeed quickly increasing to 206 KIAS resulting in flap overspd before corrective action could take place. Aircraft was written up via ACARS and a call was made by the captain. Aircraft was visually checked by maintenance and departed on time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A319 PLT ACCIDENTALLY SET A HIGHER ALT IN THE FLT CTL PANEL ALT WINDOW CAUSING A FLAP OVERSPD AS THE ACFT ATTEMPTED A CLB.

Narrative: CLRED VISUAL RWY 4R AT ORD. INTERCEPTING GS FROM ABOVE IN OPEN DSCNT; FLAPS 2 DEGS; AIRSPD ASSIGNED 180 KIAS. GOT NUISANCE ALT WARNING; SO ALT WINDOW WAS SPUN UP AND WAS PULLED BY HABIT. PWR CAME UP; ACFT WENT INTO OPEN CLB RESULTING IN AIRSPD QUICKLY INCREASING TO 206 KIAS RESULTING IN FLAP OVERSPD BEFORE CORRECTIVE ACTION COULD TAKE PLACE. ACFT WAS WRITTEN UP VIA ACARS AND A CALL WAS MADE BY THE CAPT. ACFT WAS VISUALLY CHKED BY MAINT AND DEPARTED ON TIME.

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.