The PF, first officer, of a B777 does not adhere to the parameters of the unexpected holding procedu...

Attributes
ACN	512286
Time
Date	200105
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zbw.artcc
State Reference	MA
Altitude	msl single value : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : iah.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Route In Use	arrival star : ns
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	512286
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Waited too many days to fill this out. Believe we held at 11000 ft. The fix is on inbound radial to sparta -- don't have STAR to look at. It's just after radial from genesee. We entered from the west. Received clearance to hold late from center. Entered holding pattern information into FMC, checked with captain on entries made to FMC and entered holding normally. Much discussion in cockpit bout our minimum fuel status and whether to divert or not. I glanced down at navigation display and noticed we were off the picture, so I started a turn back to the holding fix. Due to the fact we had been airborne 16+ hours by this time and the discussion of diverting, I missed my 1 min time hack outbound and turned in too early on my pattern entry. We were vectored to the airport after a minimum fuel call to ATC. No traffic conflicts or problems, except maybe to my ego for missing a simple holding pattern entry. Fatigue played a major factor here. It was a good VFR day at newark, yet, as we got closer, they were in a routine flight yet now after 16+ hours a routine landing had turned into holding and the real potential of diverting. Fatigue slowed down the decision making process. Little thing get missed when you are tired. I will make sure I use the time hack on the clock to time my 1 min outbound so I can visually see a min when I am tired instead of relying on the box and memory.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE PF, FO, OF A B777 DOES NOT ADHERE TO THE PARAMETERS OF THE UNEXPECTED HOLDING PROC WHEN AIRBORNE 16 HRS AND ON FREQ WITH ZBW, MA.

Narrative: WAITED TOO MANY DAYS TO FILL THIS OUT. BELIEVE WE HELD AT 11000 FT. THE FIX IS ON INBOUND RADIAL TO SPARTA -- DON'T HAVE STAR TO LOOK AT. IT'S JUST AFTER RADIAL FROM GENESEE. WE ENTERED FROM THE W. RECEIVED CLRNC TO HOLD LATE FROM CTR. ENTERED HOLDING PATTERN INFO INTO FMC, CHKED WITH CAPT ON ENTRIES MADE TO FMC AND ENTERED HOLDING NORMALLY. MUCH DISCUSSION IN COCKPIT BOUT OUR MINIMUM FUEL STATUS AND WHETHER TO DIVERT OR NOT. I GLANCED DOWN AT NAV DISPLAY AND NOTICED WE WERE OFF THE PICTURE, SO I STARTED A TURN BACK TO THE HOLDING FIX. DUE TO THE FACT WE HAD BEEN AIRBORNE 16+ HRS BY THIS TIME AND THE DISCUSSION OF DIVERTING, I MISSED MY 1 MIN TIME HACK OUTBOUND AND TURNED IN TOO EARLY ON MY PATTERN ENTRY. WE WERE VECTORED TO THE ARPT AFTER A MINIMUM FUEL CALL TO ATC. NO TFC CONFLICTS OR PROBS, EXCEPT MAYBE TO MY EGO FOR MISSING A SIMPLE HOLDING PATTERN ENTRY. FATIGUE PLAYED A MAJOR FACTOR HERE. IT WAS A GOOD VFR DAY AT NEWARK, YET, AS WE GOT CLOSER, THEY WERE IN A ROUTINE FLT YET NOW AFTER 16+ HRS A ROUTINE LNDG HAD TURNED INTO HOLDING AND THE REAL POTENTIAL OF DIVERTING. FATIGUE SLOWED DOWN THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS. LITTLE THING GET MISSED WHEN YOU ARE TIRED. I WILL MAKE SURE I USE THE TIME HACK ON THE CLOCK TO TIME MY 1 MIN OUTBOUND SO I CAN VISUALLY SEE A MIN WHEN I AM TIRED INSTEAD OF RELYING ON THE BOX AND MEMORY.

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.

The PF, first officer, of a B777 does not adhere to the parameters of the unexpected holding procedure when airborne 16 hours and on frequency with ZBW, ma.