Narrative:

After takeoff handoff on air carrier X aircraft began turn before entering the sector I was working. Air carrier X had earlier been given a 360 for spacing by previous controller but had then been cleared to flo to hold. As published. Transferring controller had to take immediate action with cpr Y to stop his climb below air carrier X. Cpr Y went to FL207 before descending back to FL200. When questioned, air carrier X stated he was at flo entering holding. When advised he was actually approximately 50 mi south of flo he said he would check that. Said I was correct and he was en route to flo. Supplemental information from acn 198184. I cleared air carrier X to flo to hold. Air carrier X acknowledged clearance. I transferred communications to next controller. Cpr Y was climbing to FL230 direct cae. Air carrier X began right hand turn into cpr Y. Air carrier X at FL210. I immediately amended cpr Y altitude to FL200 but he had climbed through it. Cpr Y acknowledged clearance and descended. Cpr Y verified traffic (air carrier X) in sight. Separation loss 300 ft and 2.8 NM. Air carrier X stated he was in holding turn at flo. Supplemental information from acn 198182. Inbound to flo VOR we were told to execute a 360 degree turn for spacing into charlotte. While still in turn we were given instructions to hold at flo as published. While we were programming the hold in the computer, the aircraft continued in the 360 degree short of flo and we continued around before landing direct to flo. I would recommend when center specifies proceeding to a holding fix, they advise the distance to the fix at such time so that the crew can quickly determine how much time there is to set up computer. Supplemental information from acn 198183. As I began to program the instruction into the computer the aircraft entered a slow turn back to the right for another 360 degree turn. ATC then advised us that we were short of flo, where our hold was to take place. A contributing factor to this error was the 360 degree turn that we given, coupled with new holding instruction.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X NON ADHERENCE TO ATC CLRNC HAD LTSS FROM CPR Y. PLTDEV.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF HDOF ON ACR X ACFT BEGAN TURN BEFORE ENTERING THE SECTOR I WAS WORKING. ACR X HAD EARLIER BEEN GIVEN A 360 FOR SPACING BY PREVIOUS CTLR BUT HAD THEN BEEN CLRED TO FLO TO HOLD. AS PUBLISHED. TRANSFERRING CTLR HAD TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION WITH CPR Y TO STOP HIS CLB BELOW ACR X. CPR Y WENT TO FL207 BEFORE DSNDING BACK TO FL200. WHEN QUESTIONED, ACR X STATED HE WAS AT FLO ENTERING HOLDING. WHEN ADVISED HE WAS ACTUALLY APPROX 50 MI S OF FLO HE SAID HE WOULD CHK THAT. SAID I WAS CORRECT AND HE WAS ENRTE TO FLO. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 198184. I CLRED ACR X TO FLO TO HOLD. ACR X ACKNOWLEDGED CLRNC. I TRANSFERRED COMS TO NEXT CTLR. CPR Y WAS CLBING TO FL230 DIRECT CAE. ACR X BEGAN R HAND TURN INTO CPR Y. ACR X AT FL210. I IMMEDIATELY AMENDED CPR Y ALT TO FL200 BUT HE HAD CLBED THROUGH IT. CPR Y ACKNOWLEDGED CLRNC AND DSNDED. CPR Y VERIFIED TFC (ACR X) IN SIGHT. SEPARATION LOSS 300 FT AND 2.8 NM. ACR X STATED HE WAS IN HOLDING TURN AT FLO. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 198182. INBOUND TO FLO VOR WE WERE TOLD TO EXECUTE A 360 DEG TURN FOR SPACING INTO CHARLOTTE. WHILE STILL IN TURN WE WERE GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS TO HOLD AT FLO AS PUBLISHED. WHILE WE WERE PROGRAMMING THE HOLD IN THE COMPUTER, THE ACFT CONTINUED IN THE 360 DEG SHORT OF FLO AND WE CONTINUED AROUND BEFORE LNDG DIRECT TO FLO. I WOULD RECOMMEND WHEN CENTER SPECIFIES PROCEEDING TO A HOLDING FIX, THEY ADVISE THE DISTANCE TO THE FIX AT SUCH TIME SO THAT THE CREW CAN QUICKLY DETERMINE HOW MUCH TIME THERE IS TO SET UP COMPUTER. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 198183. AS I BEGAN TO PROGRAM THE INSTRUCTION INTO THE COMPUTER THE ACFT ENTERED A SLOW TURN BACK TO THE R FOR ANOTHER 360 DEG TURN. ATC THEN ADVISED US THAT WE WERE SHORT OF FLO, WHERE OUR HOLD WAS TO TAKE PLACE. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THIS ERROR WAS THE 360 DEG TURN THAT WE GIVEN, COUPLED WITH NEW HOLDING INSTRUCTION.

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.