Flight crew of an medium large transport exceeded a holding pattern limit resulting ATC in intervention with radar vectors to maintain separation with other traffic.

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Attributes
ACN	298784
Time
Date	199503
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : rbv airport : ewr
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 78 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 2100
ASRS Report	298784
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 68 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	298785
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : clearance other anomaly other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were on radar vectors for ewr, ILS 4R. Approximately 3 mi from rbv VOR, the controller instructed us to hold at rbv VOR as published. We proceeded to enter hold as published. Due to extreme winds, over 100 KTS at 8000 ft and moderate to severe turbulence, we drifted off the holding pattern. It was extremely difficult to control the aircraft. The controller gave us a heading, as he said we were in conflict with other traffic. He subsequently asked what happened in reference to not being in the prescribed holding pattern. We did not see conflicting traffic and did not receive a TA or RA on TCASII.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MLG EXCEEDED A HOLDING PATTERN LIMIT RESULTING ATC IN INTERVENTION WITH RADAR VECTORS TO MAINTAIN SEPARATION WITH OTHER TFC.

Narrative: WE WERE ON RADAR VECTORS FOR EWR, ILS 4R. APPROX 3 MI FROM RBV VOR, THE CTLR INSTRUCTED US TO HOLD AT RBV VOR AS PUBLISHED. WE PROCEEDED TO ENTER HOLD AS PUBLISHED. DUE TO EXTREME WINDS, OVER 100 KTS AT 8000 FT AND MODERATE TO SEVERE TURB, WE DRIFTED OFF THE HOLDING PATTERN. IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CTL THE ACFT. THE CTLR GAVE US A HDG, AS HE SAID WE WERE IN CONFLICT WITH OTHER TFC. HE SUBSEQUENTLY ASKED WHAT HAPPENED IN REF TO NOT BEING IN THE PRESCRIBED HOLDING PATTERN. WE DID NOT SEE CONFLICTING TFC AND DID NOT RECEIVE A TA OR RA ON TCASII.

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.