Autoplt following FMC program started right turn at cedes. STAR notes left turn.

Attributes
ACN	145773
Time
Date	199005
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sfo
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 20000 msl bound upper : 20000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zoa
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other other
Route In Use	arrival star : star enroute airway : zoa
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	145773
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Operations program shows right turns for holding at cedes should be left turn. Controller caught the mistake during first turn in holding. No known conflict. I should have read the STAR more carefully. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: no incident. Company has been notified of computer error--will correct at next program change.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AUTOPLT FOLLOWING FMC PROGRAM STARTED RIGHT TURN AT CEDES. STAR NOTES LEFT TURN.

Narrative: OPS PROGRAM SHOWS RIGHT TURNS FOR HOLDING AT CEDES SHOULD BE LEFT TURN. CTLR CAUGHT THE MISTAKE DURING FIRST TURN IN HOLDING. NO KNOWN CONFLICT. I SHOULD HAVE READ THE STAR MORE CAREFULLY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: NO INCIDENT. COMPANY HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF COMPUTER ERROR--WILL CORRECT AT NEXT PROGRAM CHANGE.

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.