Flight crew cited distraction flight attendant conversation as cause of track deviation.

Attributes
ACN	321042
Time
Date	199511
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fim airport : sna
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4800 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	321042
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 16500 flight time type : 10500
ASRS Report	320320
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Missed intercept from flw 123 degree radial at 83 DME to fim 148 degree radial at 20 DME and center assigned heading of 190 degrees to intercept 148 degree radial off of fim. Attribute missed intercept to flight attendant discussion concerning cabin issues. Supplemental information from acn 320320: corrective action: 1 pilot flies, 1 pilot talks to flight attendant.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC CITED DISTR FLT ATTENDANT CONVERSATION AS CAUSE OF TRACK DEV.

Narrative: MISSED INTERCEPT FROM FLW 123 DEG RADIAL AT 83 DME TO FIM 148 DEG RADIAL AT 20 DME AND CTR ASSIGNED HEADING OF 190 DEGS TO INTERCEPT 148 DEG RADIAL OFF OF FIM. ATTRIBUTE MISSED INTERCEPT TO FLT ATTENDANT DISCUSSION CONCERNING CABIN ISSUES. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 320320: CORRECTIVE ACTION: 1 PLT FLIES, 1 PLT TALKS TO FLT ATTENDANT.

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