The air carrier flight crew of an medium large transport flew past their holding fix when they failed to realize that their #1 DME was inoperative. The alert ARTCC controller issued a vector to them.

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Attributes
ACN	380260
Time
Date	199709
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 13000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	380260
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On the majic 9 arrival to clt we were assigned holding at majic intersection. Programmed the FMC, and went back to the legs page, which showed us north of majic. Seemed to be taking too long to get there. Changed to progress page and it showed us south of majic, north of gizmo. Went to raw data (VOR-DME), #1 DME had failed, #2 showed us 6 mi south of majic. As we tried to call ZTL, he called us and issued radar vectors.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE ACR FLC OF AN MLG FLEW PAST THEIR HOLDING FIX WHEN THEY FAILED TO REALIZE THAT THEIR #1 DME WAS INOP. THE ALERT ARTCC CTLR ISSUED A VECTOR TO THEM.

Narrative: ON THE MAJIC 9 ARR TO CLT WE WERE ASSIGNED HOLDING AT MAJIC INTXN. PROGRAMMED THE FMC, AND WENT BACK TO THE LEGS PAGE, WHICH SHOWED US N OF MAJIC. SEEMED TO BE TAKING TOO LONG TO GET THERE. CHANGED TO PROGRESS PAGE AND IT SHOWED US S OF MAJIC, N OF GIZMO. WENT TO RAW DATA (VOR-DME), #1 DME HAD FAILED, #2 SHOWED US 6 MI S OF MAJIC. AS WE TRIED TO CALL ZTL, HE CALLED US AND ISSUED RADAR VECTORS.

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.