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Flight crew of an medium large transport tuned in the wrong VOR for holding and started holding approximately 78 mi before they were instructed to do so by ATC. They caught their own error quickly and proceeded on down the airway to the assigned VOR holding point.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 363973 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199703 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : alb |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw tower : sju |
| 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 : zbw |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 363973 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other 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:
Advised by center of 10 min delay into bos. Instructed to hold at gardner VOR as published. Tuned in gardner VOR for distance check. Retuned to albany VOR (approximately 30-40 mi west of albany VOR). At albany entered holding pattern, made turn of approximately 50-60 degrees. Could not advise center of 'enter holding' due to radio traffic. I thought gardner VOR was tuned. Immediately turned back to airway and proceeded to boston. This was the fifth day of a 5 day trip. The previous layover was 10 hours 30 mins. The copilot was new, 200 hours. I believe fatigue was the main contributing factor. 3 of the previous 4 nights we arrived at our destination after xaoo, and the previous night we arrived at our layover at XB00, followed with a 10 hour 30 min layover and a final day of 11 hours and 30 mins on duty.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MLG TUNED IN THE WRONG VOR FOR HOLDING AND STARTED HOLDING APPROX 78 MI BEFORE THEY WERE INSTRUCTED TO DO SO BY ATC. THEY CAUGHT THEIR OWN ERROR QUICKLY AND PROCEEDED ON DOWN THE AIRWAY TO THE ASSIGNED VOR HOLDING POINT.
Narrative: ADVISED BY CTR OF 10 MIN DELAY INTO BOS. INSTRUCTED TO HOLD AT GARDNER VOR AS PUBLISHED. TUNED IN GARDNER VOR FOR DISTANCE CHK. RETUNED TO ALBANY VOR (APPROX 30-40 MI W OF ALBANY VOR). AT ALBANY ENTERED HOLDING PATTERN, MADE TURN OF APPROX 50-60 DEGS. COULD NOT ADVISE CTR OF 'ENTER HOLDING' DUE TO RADIO TFC. I THOUGHT GARDNER VOR WAS TUNED. IMMEDIATELY TURNED BACK TO AIRWAY AND PROCEEDED TO BOSTON. THIS WAS THE FIFTH DAY OF A 5 DAY TRIP. THE PREVIOUS LAYOVER WAS 10 HRS 30 MINS. THE COPLT WAS NEW, 200 HRS. I BELIEVE FATIGUE WAS THE MAIN CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. 3 OF THE PREVIOUS 4 NIGHTS WE ARRIVED AT OUR DEST AFTER XAOO, AND THE PREVIOUS NIGHT WE ARRIVED AT OUR LAYOVER AT XB00, FOLLOWED WITH A 10 HR 30 MIN LAYOVER AND A FINAL DAY OF 11 HRS AND 30 MINS ON DUTY.
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.