LR31 crew exceeded 1500 ft prior to the teb 4.5 DME on the TEB5 departure.

Attributes
ACN	840384
Time
Date	200906
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	TEB.Airport
State Reference	NJ
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Learjet 31
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Route In Use	SID TEB
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 130 Flight Crew Total 2750 Flight Crew Type 590
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

The TEB5 departure was climb on runway heading to 1;500 ft then a turn. Once passing 4.5 DME from teb climb and maintain 2;000 ft. I reviewed the departure and waited on our passenger. Our passenger arrived early and we jumped in and started taxiing. The taxi to the runway was very short. Tower immediately cleared us for takeoff. I looked at the departure loaded into the FMS and it showed a point (1;500 ft) and then a line to the next point. I questioned the altitude that we were cleared to and my partner looked at the chart and said 2;000 ft. I was not sure; but considering we were cleared and he knows what he is doing; I let him reset 2;000 ft on the altitude preselect. We climbed out and reported 1;700 climbing to 2;000 ft. The response was 'ok...you are on the teb...since you are there climb and maintain 10;000 ft.' we looked at the departure and realized that we needed to stay at 1;500 until 4.5 DME. What caused this was the fact that we were rushed due to the immediate clearance to depart and the fact that the efb that we use is hard to read (familiarity with the FMS).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LR31 crew exceeded 1500 FT prior to the TEB 4.5 DME on the TEB5 departure.

Narrative: The TEB5 departure was climb on runway heading to 1;500 FT then a turn. Once passing 4.5 DME from TEB climb and maintain 2;000 FT. I reviewed the departure and waited on our passenger. Our passenger arrived early and we jumped in and started taxiing. The taxi to the runway was very short. Tower immediately cleared us for takeoff. I looked at the departure loaded into the FMS and it showed a point (1;500 FT) and then a line to the next point. I questioned the altitude that we were cleared to and my partner looked at the chart and said 2;000 FT. I was not sure; but considering we were cleared and he knows what he is doing; I let him reset 2;000 FT on the altitude preselect. We climbed out and reported 1;700 climbing to 2;000 FT. The response was 'OK...you are on the TEB...since you are there climb and maintain 10;000 FT.' We looked at the departure and realized that we needed to stay at 1;500 until 4.5 DME. What caused this was the fact that we were rushed due to the immediate clearance to depart and the fact that the EFB that we use is hard to read (familiarity with the FMS).

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.