Captain of a B737-200 exceeded the holding fix boundary during holding due to distraction by a conversation with a cabin attendant.

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Attributes
ACN	439810
Time
Date	199906
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : jst.vortac
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl single value : 28000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : holding
Route In Use	enroute airway : j152.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	439810
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to assigned airspace
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We were holding on J152 at miroy, as published with 15 mi legs. While outbound a flight attendant came up to the cockpit and the captain who was flying started conversing with him. I was doing fuel computations to determine how long we could hold. When I looked up we had flown to 18 DME on the non-holding side of jst. I quickly pointed this out to the captain who then made a turn back toward the holding pattern. Because of slant range mileage we were probably not that far out of the holding pattern. I asked the controller (ZOB) if there was a problem and he replied, no.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF A B737-200 EXCEEDED THE HOLDING FIX BOUNDARY DURING HOLDING DUE TO DISTR BY A CONVERSATION WITH A CABIN ATTENDANT.

Narrative: WE WERE HOLDING ON J152 AT MIROY, AS PUBLISHED WITH 15 MI LEGS. WHILE OUTBOUND A FLT ATTENDANT CAME UP TO THE COCKPIT AND THE CAPT WHO WAS FLYING STARTED CONVERSING WITH HIM. I WAS DOING FUEL COMPUTATIONS TO DETERMINE HOW LONG WE COULD HOLD. WHEN I LOOKED UP WE HAD FLOWN TO 18 DME ON THE NON-HOLDING SIDE OF JST. I QUICKLY POINTED THIS OUT TO THE CAPT WHO THEN MADE A TURN BACK TOWARD THE HOLDING PATTERN. BECAUSE OF SLANT RANGE MILEAGE WE WERE PROBABLY NOT THAT FAR OUT OF THE HOLDING PATTERN. I ASKED THE CTLR (ZOB) IF THERE WAS A PROB AND HE REPLIED, NO.

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.