A300 flight crew has an altitude deviation during skyline departure from oak.

Attributes
ACN	725792
Time
Date	200701
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oak.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : nct.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure sid : skyline 3
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 2800 flight time type : 20
ASRS Report	725792
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllerb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On departure from oakland on the skyline 3; we climbed through the 2000 ft till 4 NM limit. On initial contact we checked in passing 1.6 for 10000 ft; no negative reply from ATC. Passing 2.7K ATC called to remove 2000 ft limit and said; I see you are already climbing to 10000 ft; fine; you're cleared to 10000 ft.' we continued the flight uneventfully. There were no traffic conflicts or immediate vectors. After a closer look at the commercial charts #2 for the departure; we noticed the 2000 ft altitude limit. However; on the pt the verbiage for the 2000 ft limit is written above the line for runway 29. This is very deceiving. We entered the pt at runway 27L/right; runway 29 went over the right for altitude restrs and moved down. This could be presented better on the pt.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A300 FLT CREW HAS AN ALTDEV DURING SKYLINE DEP FROM OAK.

Narrative: ON DEP FROM OAKLAND ON THE SKYLINE 3; WE CLBED THROUGH THE 2000 FT TILL 4 NM LIMIT. ON INITIAL CONTACT WE CHKED IN PASSING 1.6 FOR 10000 FT; NO NEGATIVE REPLY FROM ATC. PASSING 2.7K ATC CALLED TO REMOVE 2000 FT LIMIT AND SAID; I SEE YOU ARE ALREADY CLBING TO 10000 FT; FINE; YOU'RE CLRED TO 10000 FT.' WE CONTINUED THE FLT UNEVENTFULLY. THERE WERE NO TFC CONFLICTS OR IMMEDIATE VECTORS. AFTER A CLOSER LOOK AT THE COMMERCIAL CHARTS #2 FOR THE DEP; WE NOTICED THE 2000 FT ALT LIMIT. HOWEVER; ON THE PT THE VERBIAGE FOR THE 2000 FT LIMIT IS WRITTEN ABOVE THE LINE FOR RWY 29. THIS IS VERY DECEIVING. WE ENTERED THE PT AT RWY 27L/R; RWY 29 WENT OVER THE R FOR ALT RESTRS AND MOVED DOWN. THIS COULD BE PRESENTED BETTER ON THE PT.

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.