E145 flight crew issued holding by ZOB and hold on wrong side of intersection.

Attributes
ACN	522436
Time
Date	200108
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : nesto
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl single value : 21000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob.artcc artcc : zdc.artcc tracon : ind.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : holding cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3750 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	522436
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed gso en route to pit on IFR flight plan. Pit was VMC. En route, ZDC advised us to slow to anticipate a hold. ZOB later advised us to hold southeast of pleez intersection at FL210 and gave an efc. Although captain was PF, he asked me to fly while he attempted to contact flight control for alternate and concurrence with bug out fuel. Captain put hold in FMS and I concurred. Hold was entered and after a while, ATC asked if we missed the hold. Entry was reported and ATC advised they wanted us holding east of a radial. To prevent sits such as this, specific holding instructions could be given or merely hold 'as published.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: E145 FLC ISSUED HOLDING BY ZOB AND HOLD ON WRONG SIDE OF INTXN.

Narrative: DEPARTED GSO ENRTE TO PIT ON IFR FLT PLAN. PIT WAS VMC. ENRTE, ZDC ADVISED US TO SLOW TO ANTICIPATE A HOLD. ZOB LATER ADVISED US TO HOLD SE OF PLEEZ INTXN AT FL210 AND GAVE AN EFC. ALTHOUGH CAPT WAS PF, HE ASKED ME TO FLY WHILE HE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT FLT CTL FOR ALTERNATE AND CONCURRENCE WITH BUG OUT FUEL. CAPT PUT HOLD IN FMS AND I CONCURRED. HOLD WAS ENTERED AND AFTER A WHILE, ATC ASKED IF WE MISSED THE HOLD. ENTRY WAS RPTED AND ATC ADVISED THEY WANTED US HOLDING E OF A RADIAL. TO PREVENT SITS SUCH AS THIS, SPECIFIC HOLDING INSTRUCTIONS COULD BE GIVEN OR MERELY HOLD 'AS PUBLISHED.'

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.