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Captain of an airbus 300 failed to hold at the assigned fix due to programming the FMS with the wrong DME from the fix. ARTCC controller noticed their error and vectored them into the correct holding.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 424480 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199812 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : oak |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Route In Use | arrival other enroute airway : zoa |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 424480 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Was told during descent to expedite descent to 11000 ft. Shortly thereafter, was given holding instructions at a fix 25 NM east of eca VOR. Overloaded with flying/programming FMS, I made the mistake of putting the wrong holding fix in FMS -- incorrect DME from eca. Center asked if we were making a right turn entering holding, but we had put in incorrect holding fix. Center gave us a right turn to 070 degree heading.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF AN AIRBUS 300 FAILED TO HOLD AT THE ASSIGNED FIX DUE TO PROGRAMMING THE FMS WITH THE WRONG DME FROM THE FIX. ARTCC CTLR NOTICED THEIR ERROR AND VECTORED THEM INTO THE CORRECT HOLDING.
Narrative: WAS TOLD DURING DSCNT TO EXPEDITE DSCNT TO 11000 FT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, WAS GIVEN HOLDING INSTRUCTIONS AT A FIX 25 NM E OF ECA VOR. OVERLOADED WITH FLYING/PROGRAMMING FMS, I MADE THE MISTAKE OF PUTTING THE WRONG HOLDING FIX IN FMS -- INCORRECT DME FROM ECA. CTR ASKED IF WE WERE MAKING A R TURN ENTERING HOLDING, BUT WE HAD PUT IN INCORRECT HOLDING FIX. CTR GAVE US A R TURN TO 070 DEG HDG.
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.