Heading track position deviation in holding pattern.

Attributes
ACN	294018
Time
Date	199501
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msn
State Reference	WI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 14000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau artcc : ztl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	other
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 : 100 flight time total : 4600
ASRS Report	294018
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 intended course or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While holding at msn VOR 360 degree right 15 DME. Flight got distracted due to talking with company and ATC. Also having been up all night due to night cargo operation. Both crew members were tired. While holding with 15 DME leg limit, distracted while talking through to company. Aircraft was allowed to travel outbound to 18-19 DME before turning inbound. Due to long duty night, crew being tired and easily distracted (this was second airport to hold at with 2 diverts to alternate airports). Also, with the radio setup in our aircraft, to talk to company, control of aircraft has to be switched back and forth between captain and first officer.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HDG TRACK POS DEV IN HOLDING PATTERN.

Narrative: WHILE HOLDING AT MSN VOR 360 DEG R 15 DME. FLT GOT DISTRACTED DUE TO TALKING WITH COMPANY AND ATC. ALSO HAVING BEEN UP ALL NIGHT DUE TO NIGHT CARGO OP. BOTH CREW MEMBERS WERE TIRED. WHILE HOLDING WITH 15 DME LEG LIMIT, DISTRACTED WHILE TALKING THROUGH TO COMPANY. ACFT WAS ALLOWED TO TRAVEL OUTBOUND TO 18-19 DME BEFORE TURNING INBOUND. DUE TO LONG DUTY NIGHT, CREW BEING TIRED AND EASILY DISTRACTED (THIS WAS SECOND ARPT TO HOLD AT WITH 2 DIVERTS TO ALTERNATE ARPTS). ALSO, WITH THE RADIO SETUP IN OUR ACFT, TO TALK TO COMPANY, CTL OF ACFT HAS TO BE SWITCHED BACK AND FORTH BTWN CAPT AND FO.

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.