Flight crew of a super MD80 began entering holding pattern at the wrong location results in ARTCC radar controller intervening and noticing error. The crew then entered at the clearance location.

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Attributes
ACN	418130
Time
Date	199810
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lrp
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 18000 msl bound upper : 18000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Flight Phase	other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zny
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	418130
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Location: 15 mi west of lrp VOR. Descending to cross 30 mi west of lrp, we were given unexpected holding. WX was clear. We did not have any hold fuel. The first officer got a hold of dispatch. I gave him the aircraft. 30 mi west of lrp we were given unexpected hold. We became distraction with fuel computations, dispatch, and flight attendants asking what was going on. We began to enter the hold at the wrong location. ATC noticed this and we corrected. They said this was not a problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A SUPER MD80 BEGAN ENTERING HOLDING PATTERN AT THE WRONG LOCATION RESULTS IN ARTCC RADAR CTLR INTERVENING AND NOTICING ERROR. THE CREW THEN ENTERED AT THE CLRNC LOCATION.

Narrative: LOCATION: 15 MI W OF LRP VOR. DSNDING TO CROSS 30 MI W OF LRP, WE WERE GIVEN UNEXPECTED HOLDING. WX WAS CLR. WE DID NOT HAVE ANY HOLD FUEL. THE FO GOT A HOLD OF DISPATCH. I GAVE HIM THE ACFT. 30 MI W OF LRP WE WERE GIVEN UNEXPECTED HOLD. WE BECAME DISTR WITH FUEL COMPUTATIONS, DISPATCH, AND FLT ATTENDANTS ASKING WHAT WAS GOING ON. WE BEGAN TO ENTER THE HOLD AT THE WRONG LOCATION. ATC NOTICED THIS AND WE CORRECTED. THEY SAID THIS WAS NOT A PROB.

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.