Traffic watch is a distraction that leads to excess speed below the class B airspace.

Attributes
ACN	507230
Time
Date	200103
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sct.tracon
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cle.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-700
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 115 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 115
ASRS Report	507230
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While being vectored for approach at sna with multiple traffic advisories, both myself and the captain were heads up and outside looking. Airspeed kept up to 240 KTS while attention was diverted by TA's. Controller asked our airspeed and told us we were under class B airspace. We promptly adjusted airspeed to comply.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TFC WATCH IS A DISTR THAT LEADS TO EXCESS SPD BELOW THE CLASS B AIRSPACE.

Narrative: WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR APCH AT SNA WITH MULTIPLE TFC ADVISORIES, BOTH MYSELF AND THE CAPT WERE HEADS UP AND OUTSIDE LOOKING. AIRSPD KEPT UP TO 240 KTS WHILE ATTN WAS DIVERTED BY TA'S. CTLR ASKED OUR AIRSPD AND TOLD US WE WERE UNDER CLASS B AIRSPACE. WE PROMPTLY ADJUSTED AIRSPD TO COMPLY.

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.