Air carrier widebody transport exceeded boundary of assigned holding pattern.

Attributes
ACN	145612
Time
Date	199005
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny tower : dtw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zny
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 120
ASRS Report	145612
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Holding at intersection described above. Just turned back inbound and descended from FL250 to FL330. Captain on radio with company dispatch changing alternate. Second officer on radio updating ATIS. First officer (PF) fine tuning radar picture of WX pattern, which was causing the en route hold. Aircraft exceeded inbound fix by 7 mi. No other traffic in conflict.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR WDB EXCEEDED BOUNDARY OF ASSIGNED HOLDING PATTERN.

Narrative: HOLDING AT INTXN DESCRIBED ABOVE. JUST TURNED BACK INBND AND DSNDED FROM FL250 TO FL330. CAPT ON RADIO WITH COMPANY DISPATCH CHANGING ALTERNATE. S/O ON RADIO UPDATING ATIS. F/O (PF) FINE TUNING RADAR PICTURE OF WX PATTERN, WHICH WAS CAUSING THE ENRTE HOLD. ACFT EXCEEDED INBND FIX BY 7 MI. NO OTHER TFC IN CONFLICT.

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.