B737 crew assigned holding at a fix, but held on the wrong radial.

Attributes
ACN	516090
Time
Date	200107
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : canan
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl single value : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-700
Flight Phase	descent : holding
Route In Use	enroute airway : v130.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 11900 flight time type : 8900
ASRS Report	516090
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We were told to hold at canan intersection on V487. We held instead at canan on V130. Both myself and first officer confirmed the radial and input holding into the FMC. ATC called us to say we were holding but it looked like we were off the airway, we took action to correct. Soon after we were vectored around to the airport. There were thunderstorms over the alb airport and they were changing runways every few mins along with WX and wind updates continually. Also, first officer was very busy checking landing data continually. We both should have been more alert for correct holding instructions, but with thunderstorms and high cockpit workload we were distraction.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 CREW ASSIGNED HOLDING AT A FIX, BUT HELD ON THE WRONG RADIAL.

Narrative: WE WERE TOLD TO HOLD AT CANAN INTXN ON V487. WE HELD INSTEAD AT CANAN ON V130. BOTH MYSELF AND FO CONFIRMED THE RADIAL AND INPUT HOLDING INTO THE FMC. ATC CALLED US TO SAY WE WERE HOLDING BUT IT LOOKED LIKE WE WERE OFF THE AIRWAY, WE TOOK ACTION TO CORRECT. SOON AFTER WE WERE VECTORED AROUND TO THE ARPT. THERE WERE TSTMS OVER THE ALB ARPT AND THEY WERE CHANGING RWYS EVERY FEW MINS ALONG WITH WX AND WIND UPDATES CONTINUALLY. ALSO, FO WAS VERY BUSY CHKING LNDG DATA CONTINUALLY. WE BOTH SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE ALERT FOR CORRECT HOLDING INSTRUCTIONS, BUT WITH TSTMS AND HIGH COCKPIT WORKLOAD WE WERE DISTR.

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.