Altitude overshot on climbout.

Attributes
ACN	90069
Time
Date	198806
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cle
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	90069
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 4500
ASRS Report	89924
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After departure from cle lax was cleared to climb to 6000' on vectors. At about 5000' climbing at 2800 FPM, departure cleared us to fly a heading to intercept an arwy. The flying first officer diverted his attention to search his charts for the bearing and VOR frequency. I dialed the new heading into the heading bug and selected the legs page of the FMC to program the intercept angle. The first officer climbed through 6000'. We both realized the problem when the altitude warning sounded at 6300'. We were climbing so fast that we peaked at 6600'. We corrected back to 6000' within 10-15 seconds and continued to our lax destination. First officer hand flying. Automatic throttle off. F/D off, command bars stowed. Supplemental information from acn 89924: the captain's autocratic mgt style was one in which the first officer's comments/suggestions were more of a nuisance than help. Both crew members must be familiar with the route of flight and must work as a crew.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALT OVERSHOT ON CLIMBOUT.

Narrative: AFTER DEP FROM CLE LAX WAS CLRED TO CLB TO 6000' ON VECTORS. AT ABOUT 5000' CLBING AT 2800 FPM, DEP CLRED US TO FLY A HDG TO INTERCEPT AN ARWY. THE FLYING F/O DIVERTED HIS ATTN TO SEARCH HIS CHARTS FOR THE BEARING AND VOR FREQ. I DIALED THE NEW HDG INTO THE HDG BUG AND SELECTED THE LEGS PAGE OF THE FMC TO PROGRAM THE INTERCEPT ANGLE. THE F/O CLBED THROUGH 6000'. WE BOTH REALIZED THE PROB WHEN THE ALT WARNING SOUNDED AT 6300'. WE WERE CLBING SO FAST THAT WE PEAKED AT 6600'. WE CORRECTED BACK TO 6000' WITHIN 10-15 SECS AND CONTINUED TO OUR LAX DEST. F/O HAND FLYING. AUTO THROTTLE OFF. F/D OFF, COMMAND BARS STOWED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 89924: THE CAPT'S AUTOCRATIC MGT STYLE WAS ONE IN WHICH THE F/O'S COMMENTS/SUGGESTIONS WERE MORE OF A NUISANCE THAN HELP. BOTH CREW MEMBERS MUST BE FAMILIAR WITH THE ROUTE OF FLT AND MUST WORK AS A CREW.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.