An air carrier flight crew flying a B737-300 holding at ott departs the holding fix to the wrong dir...

Attributes
ACN	478403
Time
Date	200007
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : ott.vortac
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl single value : 16000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude descent : holding
Route In Use	arrival star : dupont 4
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 9000
ASRS Report	478403
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 2650 flight time type : 230
ASRS Report	478410
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were holding 25 NM northeast of ott VOR. After 30 mins of holding, we were released from holding and cleared to make one more turn in holding and then continue on via dupont 4 arrival. The FMC was misprogrammed to return to ott VOR instead of the next fix of jaybo. The aircraft turned left instead of right to continue on STAR route. As we were correcting, ATC noticed the error also and told us to turn further right to avoid traffic ahead and not to descend any lower.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR FLC FLYING A B737-300 HOLDING AT OTT DEPARTS THE HOLDING FIX TO THE WRONG DIRECTION.

Narrative: WE WERE HOLDING 25 NM NE OF OTT VOR. AFTER 30 MINS OF HOLDING, WE WERE RELEASED FROM HOLDING AND CLRED TO MAKE ONE MORE TURN IN HOLDING AND THEN CONTINUE ON VIA DUPONT 4 ARR. THE FMC WAS MISPROGRAMMED TO RETURN TO OTT VOR INSTEAD OF THE NEXT FIX OF JAYBO. THE ACFT TURNED L INSTEAD OF R TO CONTINUE ON STAR RTE. AS WE WERE CORRECTING, ATC NOTICED THE ERROR ALSO AND TOLD US TO TURN FURTHER R TO AVOID TFC AHEAD AND NOT TO DSND ANY LOWER.

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.

An air carrier flight crew flying a B737-300 holding at ott departs the holding fix to the wrong direction.