An S80 flight crew holds outbound on the fwa 240 degree radial instead of inbound on same radial.

Attributes
ACN	448340
Time
Date	199909
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : fwa.vortac
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl single value : 22000
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lan.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : holding descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	448340
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	448339
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

ATC facility: ZID. Location: fwa 240 degree radial. There was confusion about what radial to hold on. We were holding outbound on the 240 degree radial and should have been holding inbound on the 240 degree radial. Supplemental information from acn 448339: received instructions to hold southwest on fwa 240 degree radial, 10 mi legs. Captain flying. After 2 turns, ATC advised we were west of assigned radial. We corrected pattern and resumed hold. No conflicts noted or observed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN S80 FLC HOLDS OUTBOUND ON THE FWA 240 DEG RADIAL INSTEAD OF INBOUND ON SAME RADIAL.

Narrative: ATC FACILITY: ZID. LOCATION: FWA 240 DEG RADIAL. THERE WAS CONFUSION ABOUT WHAT RADIAL TO HOLD ON. WE WERE HOLDING OUTBOUND ON THE 240 DEG RADIAL AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN HOLDING INBOUND ON THE 240 DEG RADIAL. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 448339: RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS TO HOLD SW ON FWA 240 DEG RADIAL, 10 MI LEGS. CAPT FLYING. AFTER 2 TURNS, ATC ADVISED WE WERE W OF ASSIGNED RADIAL. WE CORRECTED PATTERN AND RESUMED HOLD. NO CONFLICTS NOTED OR OBSERVED.

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.