MD80S aircraft on SID, flight crew missed a turn, recognized the error and corrected back.

Attributes
ACN	390970
Time
Date	199801
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	390970
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
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:

We inadvertently missed turn toward guthrie VOR at manki intersection. Began correction back to intercept guthrie 119 degree radial inbound to guthrie. There was no apparent traffic conflict and ATC never questioned our deviation at manki. We had become distracted and missed the turn.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80S ACFT ON SID, FLC MISSED A TURN, RECOGNIZED THE ERROR AND CORRECTED BACK.

Narrative: WE INADVERTENTLY MISSED TURN TOWARD GUTHRIE VOR AT MANKI INTXN. BEGAN CORRECTION BACK TO INTERCEPT GUTHRIE 119 DEG RADIAL INBOUND TO GUTHRIE. THERE WAS NO APPARENT TFC CONFLICT AND ATC NEVER QUESTIONED OUR DEV AT MANKI. WE HAD BECOME DISTRACTED AND MISSED THE TURN.

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.