Air carrier flight crew's holding entry was incorrect, resulting in wrong direction holding.

Attributes
ACN	312260
Time
Date	199508
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zau
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	312260
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Was assigned holding going into ord. On first captain trip after IOE and first holding event after spending 8 yrs in FMC equipped aircraft. Aircraft was at minimum fuel for ord and was coordinating with dispatch for new alternate. First officer was low time (over 100 hours) but on reserve. We entered hold wrong direction, but on correct side (clearance was for turns in either direction). By the time I realized that we were going wrong way, we were taken out of holding.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FLC'S HOLDING ENTRY WAS INCORRECT, RESULTING IN WRONG DIRECTION HOLDING.

Narrative: WAS ASSIGNED HOLDING GOING INTO ORD. ON FIRST CAPT TRIP AFTER IOE AND FIRST HOLDING EVENT AFTER SPENDING 8 YRS IN FMC EQUIPPED ACFT. ACFT WAS AT MINIMUM FUEL FOR ORD AND WAS COORDINATING WITH DISPATCH FOR NEW ALTERNATE. FO WAS LOW TIME (OVER 100 HRS) BUT ON RESERVE. WE ENTERED HOLD WRONG DIRECTION, BUT ON CORRECT SIDE (CLRNC WAS FOR TURNS IN EITHER DIRECTION). BY THE TIME I REALIZED THAT WE WERE GOING WRONG WAY, WE WERE TAKEN OUT OF HOLDING.

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.