Narrative:

Over cnx abq told me to maintain heading. Heading hold selected. Got distraction and went to heading select to go to sjn. Center came back and asked if I turned and gave us and another aircraft 20 degree heading changes. We got a momentary TCASII traffic alert. ATC later cleared direct sjn. No excuse sir.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD SUPER 80 FLC WAS ASKED TO MAINTAIN HDG. AFTER XING ACN THE FLC SELECTED A HDG TO GO TO NEXT FIX. ARTCC INTERVENED WITH A HDG CHANGE TO THE ACFT AND OPPOSITE DIRECTION ACFT.

Narrative: OVER CNX ABQ TOLD ME TO MAINTAIN HDG. HDG HOLD SELECTED. GOT DISTR AND WENT TO HDG SELECT TO GO TO SJN. CTR CAME BACK AND ASKED IF I TURNED AND GAVE US AND ANOTHER ACFT 20 DEG HDG CHANGES. WE GOT A MOMENTARY TCASII TFC ALERT. ATC LATER CLRED DIRECT SJN. NO EXCUSE SIR.

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.