Narrative:

I was holding at the cle arrival fix wakem. 4 flts were established in the hold and cle called to say I was released from the hold. Air carrier X was the next cle arrival entering the sector and was told to expect holding at wakem. I issued numerous descent clrncs to air carrier X to insure vertical separation from a chq flight at 17000 ft also nebound. Because of these descent clrncs, I was distraction from issuing the holding instructions to air carrier X prior to the fix. Air carrier X overflew wake, at 13000 ft and continued nebound. The sector north of mine was working air carrier Y into dtw and descended the flight to 13000 ft. The conflict alert activated for these flts and I looked to see if lower was available for air carrier X. Due to other aircraft in the holding stack, I was unable to issue further descent, but issued a right turn (as did the other sector). When asked to verify they were entering holding the air carrier X stated they weren't given holding instructions, they were only told to expect holding.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR AT CLE ADVISED TO EXPECT HOLDING, OVERFLIES THE HOLDING PATTERN AND CONFLICTS WITH ACR IN ADJACENT SECTOR.

Narrative: I WAS HOLDING AT THE CLE ARR FIX WAKEM. 4 FLTS WERE ESTABLISHED IN THE HOLD AND CLE CALLED TO SAY I WAS RELEASED FROM THE HOLD. ACR X WAS THE NEXT CLE ARR ENTERING THE SECTOR AND WAS TOLD TO EXPECT HOLDING AT WAKEM. I ISSUED NUMEROUS DSCNT CLRNCS TO ACR X TO INSURE VERT SEPARATION FROM A CHQ FLT AT 17000 FT ALSO NEBOUND. BECAUSE OF THESE DSCNT CLRNCS, I WAS DISTR FROM ISSUING THE HOLDING INSTRUCTIONS TO ACR X PRIOR TO THE FIX. ACR X OVERFLEW WAKE, AT 13000 FT AND CONTINUED NEBOUND. THE SECTOR N OF MINE WAS WORKING ACR Y INTO DTW AND DSNDED THE FLT TO 13000 FT. THE CONFLICT ALERT ACTIVATED FOR THESE FLTS AND I LOOKED TO SEE IF LOWER WAS AVAILABLE FOR ACR X. DUE TO OTHER ACFT IN THE HOLDING STACK, I WAS UNABLE TO ISSUE FURTHER DSCNT, BUT ISSUED A R TURN (AS DID THE OTHER SECTOR). WHEN ASKED TO VERIFY THEY WERE ENTERING HOLDING THE ACR X STATED THEY WEREN'T GIVEN HOLDING INSTRUCTIONS, THEY WERE ONLY TOLD TO EXPECT 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.