MD80 flight crew distraction causes a track deviation on arrival to pdx, or.

Attributes
ACN	466366
Time
Date	200003
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
State Reference	OR
Altitude	msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 24000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zse.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : vacating altitude
Route In Use	arrival star : bonvl.3
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	466366
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	466690
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to original clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

As first officer not flying I was in the process of looking up operational data just prior to the turn at dufur on the BONVL3 arrival into pdx. I distracted the captain with a question causing us to pass the turn point by about 6 mi. Shortly after the captain started a turn back to correct. ZSE gave us a turn to 310 degrees with instructions to intercept the pdx 259 degree radial.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FLC DISTR CAUSES A TRACK DEV ON ARR TO PDX, OR.

Narrative: AS FO NOT FLYING I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LOOKING UP OPERATIONAL DATA JUST PRIOR TO THE TURN AT DUFUR ON THE BONVL3 ARR INTO PDX. I DISTRACTED THE CAPT WITH A QUESTION CAUSING US TO PASS THE TURN POINT BY ABOUT 6 MI. SHORTLY AFTER THE CAPT STARTED A TURN BACK TO CORRECT. ZSE GAVE US A TURN TO 310 DEGS WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO INTERCEPT THE PDX 259 DEG RADIAL.

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.