Narrative:

Holding aircraft in a non holding sector. No notice. Hold for 5 aircraft landing iad. Tried to vector aircraft into a non published holding pattern, when aircraft conflicted. Recommend a holding fix or a published holding pattern.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZNY CTLR EXPERIENCED OPERROR VECTORING ACFT INTO NON PUBLISHED HOLDING PATTERN AT FL200.

Narrative: HOLDING ACFT IN A NON HOLDING SECTOR. NO NOTICE. HOLD FOR 5 ACFT LNDG IAD. TRIED TO VECTOR ACFT INTO A NON PUBLISHED HOLDING PATTERN, WHEN ACFT CONFLICTED. RECOMMEND A HOLDING FIX OR A PUBLISHED HOLDING PATTERN.

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.