An A320 flight crew flying the newark 7 SID from ewr leveled at 2500 MSL vice 3000 as notamed.

Attributes
ACN	850215
Time
Date	200909
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	EWR.Airport
State Reference	NJ
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Route In Use	SID NEWARK 7
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying Captain
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 210 Flight Crew Total 25000 Flight Crew Type 3200
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying First Officer
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 120 Flight Crew Total 10500 Flight Crew Type 5000
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Altitude Undershoot Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

After a 4L takeoff on the newark 7 departure we leveled off at 2;500 MSL as depicted on the SID. ATC asked our altitude and after our response told us the altitude changed a couple weeks ago to 3;000 MSL and cleared us to 3000. We found the change after reviewing the ewr notams again. I take blame for missing the NOTAM but would like to add that with the tremendous increase in the number of notams issued that it is becoming easier to miss the ones that really count. Can a change like this be generated in the comments section of our flight plans or put at the top of the NOTAM list or highlighted somehow?

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A320 flight crew flying the NEWARK 7 SID from EWR leveled at 2500 MSL vice 3000 as NOTAMed.

Narrative: After a 4L takeoff on the Newark 7 departure we leveled off at 2;500 MSL as depicted on the SID. ATC asked our altitude and after our response told us the altitude changed a couple weeks ago to 3;000 MSL and cleared us to 3000. We found the change after reviewing the EWR NOTAMs again. I take blame for missing the NOTAM but would like to add that with the tremendous increase in the number of NOTAMs issued that it is becoming easier to miss the ones that really count. Can a change like this be generated in the comments section of our flight plans or put at the top of the NOTAM list or highlighted somehow?

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.