Carj stops climb at 3500 ft vice 10000 ft MSL due to mis-set altitude alert.

Attributes
ACN	753235
Time
Date	200709
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl single value : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Windshear Rain
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : a80.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Route In Use	departure sid : geetk
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 915 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	753235
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 2800
ASRS Report	753136
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude inflight encounter : wake turbulence non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was receiving the clearance from atl and they gave me just the squawk and a departure that was difficult to understand. It was not the full clearance that I was used to receiving and the captain and I discussed; and tried to decipher what departure ATC had given and established it was the geetk 5 departure. I had previously set in the squawk code but because of the non-standard clearance failed to set in the departure heading; altitude and frequency. On the taxi out I set the departure frequency in and when we were cleared for takeoff we were given a heading of 070 degrees. We took off behind a B757 and on climb out hit wake turbulence right at the time that our altitude alerter set at 3500 ft came up and at the same time ATC was getting on us to speed up as quickly as possible it was several compounding problems at the same time and we quickly sped up to 250 KTS. And then ATC questioned why we were not climbing and had leveled off at 3500 ft. It was then I had realized I had not set in the appropriate altitude for the departure and we then started the climb.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CARJ STOPS CLB AT 3500 FT VICE 10000 FT MSL DUE TO MIS-SET ALTITUDE ALERT.

Narrative: I WAS RECEIVING THE CLRNC FROM ATL AND THEY GAVE ME JUST THE SQUAWK AND A DEP THAT WAS DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND. IT WAS NOT THE FULL CLRNC THAT I WAS USED TO RECEIVING AND THE CAPT AND I DISCUSSED; AND TRIED TO DECIPHER WHAT DEP ATC HAD GIVEN AND ESTABLISHED IT WAS THE GEETK 5 DEP. I HAD PREVIOUSLY SET IN THE SQUAWK CODE BUT BECAUSE OF THE NON-STANDARD CLRNC FAILED TO SET IN THE DEP HDG; ALTITUDE AND FREQUENCY. ON THE TAXI OUT I SET THE DEP FREQUENCY IN AND WHEN WE WERE CLRED FOR TAKEOFF WE WERE GIVEN A HDG OF 070 DEGS. WE TOOK OFF BEHIND A B757 AND ON CLB OUT HIT WAKE TURBULENCE RIGHT AT THE TIME THAT OUR ALTITUDE ALERTER SET AT 3500 FT CAME UP AND AT THE SAME TIME ATC WAS GETTING ON US TO SPEED UP AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE IT WAS SEVERAL COMPOUNDING PROBLEMS AT THE SAME TIME AND WE QUICKLY SPED UP TO 250 KTS. AND THEN ATC QUESTIONED WHY WE WERE NOT CLBING AND HAD LEVELED OFF AT 3500 FT. IT WAS THEN I HAD REALIZED I HAD NOT SET IN THE APPROPRIATE ALTITUDE FOR THE DEP AND WE THEN STARTED THE CLIMB.

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.