B757 flight crew enters the incorrect holding pattern during arrival into ord.

Attributes
ACN	577070
Time
Date	200303
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : jvl.vortac
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 19000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : c90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : c90.tracon
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	descent : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	577070
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllerb other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to original clearance flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were the first to be given holding instructions in the line into ord. The controller said 'air carrier X, bad news, holding when ready to copy.' we told him to go ahead. Copied hold at teddy, northwest 10 mi legs, efc of XA50. This was about 20 mi from teddy in the descent into ord. We had a discussion if we were actually cleared to teddy at that time, as we had been on an assigned heading by arrival. We were about to query ATC when he provided the same holding instructions to the aircraft behind us and in that we specifically heard 'cleared to teddy to hold at teddy....' since we were now only 8-10 mi from teddy, we proceeded direct, to enter the hold. Another error, by not specifically querying ATC, but the holding instructions continued quickly to all behind and we would have blown past teddy before we got in a word. We put the information into the box and both 'thought' it looked good. I, as PNF, then went to tell flight attendants and passenger what was happening. While off frequency, we were given a descent to 9000 ft for the hold and had entered the hold at teddy. Upon my return, PF informed me that he had notified ATC of entry into hold and we were descending to 9000 ft. We proceeded outbound on 339 degree heading after right turn at teddy. This was an error. The heading should have been 289 degrees. The box took us out quite nicely on the holding pattern that it had created. On the second pattern, PNF noticed aircraft overhead was about 120 degrees out on heading to us. PNF stated 'I think we made a mistake.' we both confirmed the hold pattern at teddy and saw that our course of 159 degrees was not the published 109 degrees. We made an immediate right turn back to the 109 degree course and during the turn, ATC asked 'air carrier Y, show you on the opposite side of holding, say intentions.' we responded that we were headed toward the 109 degree heading towards teddy. No other problems noted or comments from ATC.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 FLT CREW ENTERS THE INCORRECT HOLDING PATTERN DURING ARR INTO ORD.

Narrative: WE WERE THE FIRST TO BE GIVEN HOLDING INSTRUCTIONS IN THE LINE INTO ORD. THE CTLR SAID 'ACR X, BAD NEWS, HOLDING WHEN READY TO COPY.' WE TOLD HIM TO GO AHEAD. COPIED HOLD AT TEDDY, NW 10 MI LEGS, EFC OF XA50. THIS WAS ABOUT 20 MI FROM TEDDY IN THE DSCNT INTO ORD. WE HAD A DISCUSSION IF WE WERE ACTUALLY CLRED TO TEDDY AT THAT TIME, AS WE HAD BEEN ON AN ASSIGNED HDG BY ARR. WE WERE ABOUT TO QUERY ATC WHEN HE PROVIDED THE SAME HOLDING INSTRUCTIONS TO THE ACFT BEHIND US AND IN THAT WE SPECIFICALLY HEARD 'CLRED TO TEDDY TO HOLD AT TEDDY....' SINCE WE WERE NOW ONLY 8-10 MI FROM TEDDY, WE PROCEEDED DIRECT, TO ENTER THE HOLD. ANOTHER ERROR, BY NOT SPECIFICALLY QUERYING ATC, BUT THE HOLDING INSTRUCTIONS CONTINUED QUICKLY TO ALL BEHIND AND WE WOULD HAVE BLOWN PAST TEDDY BEFORE WE GOT IN A WORD. WE PUT THE INFO INTO THE BOX AND BOTH 'THOUGHT' IT LOOKED GOOD. I, AS PNF, THEN WENT TO TELL FLT ATTENDANTS AND PAX WHAT WAS HAPPENING. WHILE OFF FREQ, WE WERE GIVEN A DSCNT TO 9000 FT FOR THE HOLD AND HAD ENTERED THE HOLD AT TEDDY. UPON MY RETURN, PF INFORMED ME THAT HE HAD NOTIFIED ATC OF ENTRY INTO HOLD AND WE WERE DSNDING TO 9000 FT. WE PROCEEDED OUTBOUND ON 339 DEG HDG AFTER R TURN AT TEDDY. THIS WAS AN ERROR. THE HDG SHOULD HAVE BEEN 289 DEGS. THE BOX TOOK US OUT QUITE NICELY ON THE HOLDING PATTERN THAT IT HAD CREATED. ON THE SECOND PATTERN, PNF NOTICED ACFT OVERHEAD WAS ABOUT 120 DEGS OUT ON HDG TO US. PNF STATED 'I THINK WE MADE A MISTAKE.' WE BOTH CONFIRMED THE HOLD PATTERN AT TEDDY AND SAW THAT OUR COURSE OF 159 DEGS WAS NOT THE PUBLISHED 109 DEGS. WE MADE AN IMMEDIATE R TURN BACK TO THE 109 DEG COURSE AND DURING THE TURN, ATC ASKED 'ACR Y, SHOW YOU ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF HOLDING, SAY INTENTIONS.' WE RESPONDED THAT WE WERE HEADED TOWARD THE 109 DEG HDG TOWARDS TEDDY. NO OTHER PROBS NOTED OR COMMENTS FROM ATC.

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.