A flight crew departed on the teb 6 SID and incorrectly interpreted the clearance; climbing directly...

Narrative:

First officer contacted clearance delivery and copied ATC clearance. First officer then briefed captain on the clearance 'cleared to destination; teb 6 departure; radar vectors; maintain 3;000. Departure frequency; 119.2 squawk XXXX'. The clearance was read back as copied. First officer was then directed to contact ground control for start clearance. During the departure briefing it was discussed that there was a 2;000 ft restriction on the teb 6; but the clearance was to 3;000 ft. The clearance delivery never stated the words expect 3;000; so it was taken that the 2;000 ft altitude on the teb 6 was lifted and replaced with the clearance to 3;000 ft for the short flight. After takeoff the pilot not flying contacted departure control and stated departing 2;000 for 3;000. When level at 3;000 ft the departure controller stated that you should be at 2;000 ft per the departure; but to maintain 3;000 and fly heading 270. After landing the first officer contacted teb and talked to the clearance delivery and they did not have any inquiry from departure control about an altitude deviation report. It was decided to report this incident. The clearance delivery at teb should have issued the clearance with the wording; teb 6 departure expect 3;000 ft. That would have made it clear that the 2;000 ft restriction on the teb 6 departure was still in effect.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A flight crew departed on the TEB 6 SID and incorrectly interpreted the clearance; climbing directly to 3;000 FT because they did not hear Departure Control issue a departure altitude constraint. The constraint was on the SID.

Narrative: First Officer contacted Clearance Delivery and copied ATC clearance. First Officer then briefed Captain on the clearance 'Cleared to Destination; TEB 6 Departure; radar vectors; MAINTAIN 3;000. Departure frequency; 119.2 squawk XXXX'. The clearance was read back as copied. First Officer was then directed to contact Ground Control for start clearance. During the departure briefing it was discussed that there was a 2;000 FT restriction on the TEB 6; but the clearance was to 3;000 FT. The clearance delivery never stated the words EXPECT 3;000; so it was taken that the 2;000 FT altitude on the TEB 6 was lifted and replaced with the clearance to 3;000 FT for the short flight. After takeoff the pilot not flying contacted Departure Control and stated departing 2;000 for 3;000. When level at 3;000 FT the Departure Controller stated that you should be at 2;000 FT per the departure; but to maintain 3;000 and fly heading 270. After landing the First Officer contacted TEB and talked to the clearance delivery and they did not have any inquiry from Departure Control about an altitude deviation report. It was decided to report this incident. The clearance delivery at TEB should have issued the clearance with the wording; TEB 6 Departure EXPECT 3;000 FT. That would have made it clear that the 2;000 FT restriction on the TEB 6 departure was still in effect.

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.

Attributes
ACN	944948
Time
Date	201104
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	TEB.Airport
State Reference	NJ
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Medium Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

A flight crew departed on the teb 6 SID and incorrectly interpreted the clearance; climbing directly to 3;000 ft because they did not hear departure control issue a departure altitude constraint. The constraint was on the SID.