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A CL65 flight crew allows the aircraft to enter a standard holding pattern, not realizing that the default turn for a non programmed holding fix is to the right. The turn required at fak was a left turn.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 405970 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199806 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : fak |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 24000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Challenger CL604 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 12400 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 405970 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : became reoriented other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
| Situations | |
| Publication | Unspecified |
Narrative:
After being cleared to flat rock VOR (fak) and the jason 2 arrival at FL240, we were reclred to 'hold as published at flat rock VOR.' no holding pattern is published at fak on the jason 2 arrival, so we made a direct entry with r-hand turns before we had time to realize that the published holding pattern is on the high altitude chart and is a non standard pattern with left turns. The FMS did not show a l- hand pattern and its default function initiated a standard right hand holding pattern, before ATC notified us of our error. Subsequent turns in holding were made to the left. We were not aware of any traffic conflicts.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CL65 FLC ALLOWS THE ACFT TO ENTER A STANDARD HOLDING PATTERN, NOT REALIZING THAT THE DEFAULT TURN FOR A NON PROGRAMMED HOLDING FIX IS TO THE R. THE TURN REQUIRED AT FAK WAS A L TURN.
Narrative: AFTER BEING CLRED TO FLAT ROCK VOR (FAK) AND THE JASON 2 ARR AT FL240, WE WERE RECLRED TO 'HOLD AS PUBLISHED AT FLAT ROCK VOR.' NO HOLDING PATTERN IS PUBLISHED AT FAK ON THE JASON 2 ARR, SO WE MADE A DIRECT ENTRY WITH R-HAND TURNS BEFORE WE HAD TIME TO REALIZE THAT THE PUBLISHED HOLDING PATTERN IS ON THE HIGH ALT CHART AND IS A NON STANDARD PATTERN WITH L TURNS. THE FMS DID NOT SHOW A L- HAND PATTERN AND ITS DEFAULT FUNCTION INITIATED A STANDARD R HAND HOLDING PATTERN, BEFORE ATC NOTIFIED US OF OUR ERROR. SUBSEQUENT TURNS IN HOLDING WERE MADE TO THE L. WE WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY TFC CONFLICTS.
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.