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An air carrier flight crew in a widebody transport flew beyond the boundary of their assigned holding pattern when they forgot to start their turn outbound at the holding fix.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 401880 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : obk |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 16000 msl bound upper : 16000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zau |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 401880 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
In hold and inbound to pivot holding fix, went past DME fix before turning outbound. Advised ATC. No known traffic problem. Workload high on account of unexpected hold for ord with minimum holding fuel and discussion with dispatch about closer alternate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR FLC IN A WDB FLEW BEYOND THE BOUNDARY OF THEIR ASSIGNED HOLDING PATTERN WHEN THEY FORGOT TO START THEIR TURN OUTBOUND AT THE HOLDING FIX.
Narrative: IN HOLD AND INBOUND TO PIVOT HOLDING FIX, WENT PAST DME FIX BEFORE TURNING OUTBOUND. ADVISED ATC. NO KNOWN TFC PROBLEM. WORKLOAD HIGH ON ACCOUNT OF UNEXPECTED HOLD FOR ORD WITH MINIMUM HOLDING FUEL AND DISCUSSION WITH DISPATCH ABOUT CLOSER ALTERNATE.
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.