An air carrier flight crew in a widebody transport flew beyond the boundary of their assigned holding pattern when they forgot to start their turn outbound at the holding fix.

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Attributes
ACN	401880
Time
Date	199805
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : obk
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 16000 msl bound upper : 16000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	401880
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure 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:

In hold and inbound to pivot holding fix, went past DME fix before turning outbound. Advised ATC. No known traffic problem. Workload high on account of unexpected hold for ord with minimum holding fuel and discussion with dispatch about closer alternate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR FLC IN A WDB FLEW BEYOND THE BOUNDARY OF THEIR ASSIGNED HOLDING PATTERN WHEN THEY FORGOT TO START THEIR TURN OUTBOUND AT THE HOLDING FIX.

Narrative: IN HOLD AND INBOUND TO PIVOT HOLDING FIX, WENT PAST DME FIX BEFORE TURNING OUTBOUND. ADVISED ATC. NO KNOWN TFC PROBLEM. WORKLOAD HIGH ON ACCOUNT OF UNEXPECTED HOLD FOR ORD WITH MINIMUM HOLDING FUEL AND DISCUSSION WITH DISPATCH ABOUT CLOSER ALTERNATE.

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.