B757 first officer reports exceeding 3000 ft as required by sam 3P departing egkk.

Attributes
ACN	787344
Time
Date	200805
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : egkk.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl single value : 3180
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Route In Use	departure sid : sam 3p
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 6400 flight time type : 190
ASRS Report	787344
Person 2
Affiliation	government : foreign
Function	controller : departure
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert flight crew : returned to assigned altitude
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While departing from egkk airport runway 8R; cleared the sam 3P SID (south hampton); which requires a turn at 3 DME after takeoff. The departure has an altitude restr of 2500-3000 ft at D26DCT on SID. FMS showed slight map shift to north on initial climb out. We switched to heading mode to wait for 3 DME point for turn. I; the first officer; was flying by hand. During turn; FMS dumped altitude restrs. Since we had 4000 ft set in MCP; aircraft aimed for that altitude (highest on SID). During rollout from turn to intercept the radial required per SID outbound; we were asked what altitude we were given. The captain replied 4000 ft to which the controller said to level at 3000 ft. At this point; I engaged the autoplt we were at about 2900 ft. I realized that the information had dropped out of the FMS; so I quickly turned off the autoplt and lowered the nose. We got to about to 3200 ft at the highest. We didn't get any TCAS warnings or told of any traffic conflicts from departure. Shortly after we leveled at 3000 ft and on the departure we were told to fly a heading and climb to 4000 ft. I believe the main factor was the FMS dropping the restrs on altitudes and also myself not catching it quick enough. Also; the departure does not have a climb-to altitude but restrs on points which leads you to believe that you are cleared to climb via the departure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 FO REPORTS EXCEEDING 3000 FT AS REQUIRED BY SAM 3P DEPARTING EGKK.

Narrative: WHILE DEPARTING FROM EGKK ARPT RWY 8R; CLRED THE SAM 3P SID (SOUTH HAMPTON); WHICH REQUIRES A TURN AT 3 DME AFTER TKOF. THE DEP HAS AN ALT RESTR OF 2500-3000 FT AT D26DCT ON SID. FMS SHOWED SLIGHT MAP SHIFT TO N ON INITIAL CLBOUT. WE SWITCHED TO HDG MODE TO WAIT FOR 3 DME POINT FOR TURN. I; THE FO; WAS FLYING BY HAND. DURING TURN; FMS DUMPED ALT RESTRS. SINCE WE HAD 4000 FT SET IN MCP; ACFT AIMED FOR THAT ALT (HIGHEST ON SID). DURING ROLLOUT FROM TURN TO INTERCEPT THE RADIAL REQUIRED PER SID OUTBOUND; WE WERE ASKED WHAT ALT WE WERE GIVEN. THE CAPT REPLIED 4000 FT TO WHICH THE CTLR SAID TO LEVEL AT 3000 FT. AT THIS POINT; I ENGAGED THE AUTOPLT WE WERE AT ABOUT 2900 FT. I REALIZED THAT THE INFO HAD DROPPED OUT OF THE FMS; SO I QUICKLY TURNED OFF THE AUTOPLT AND LOWERED THE NOSE. WE GOT TO ABOUT TO 3200 FT AT THE HIGHEST. WE DIDN'T GET ANY TCAS WARNINGS OR TOLD OF ANY TFC CONFLICTS FROM DEP. SHORTLY AFTER WE LEVELED AT 3000 FT AND ON THE DEP WE WERE TOLD TO FLY A HDG AND CLB TO 4000 FT. I BELIEVE THE MAIN FACTOR WAS THE FMS DROPPING THE RESTRS ON ALTS AND ALSO MYSELF NOT CATCHING IT QUICK ENOUGH. ALSO; THE DEP DOES NOT HAVE A CLB-TO ALT BUT RESTRS ON POINTS WHICH LEADS YOU TO BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE CLRED TO CLB VIA THE DEP.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.