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A B767-300 crew, descending international atl, entered a holding pattern turning in the wrong direction.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 535217 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200201 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl.airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 24000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : holding |
| Route In Use | arrival star : sinca 3 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 90 |
| ASRS Report | 535217 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 4300 |
| ASRS Report | 535218 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : automation overrode flight crew |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
ZTL asked us to hold as published at sinca on the sinca 3 arrival into atlanta. The holding at sinca is left turns, 15 mi legs. In the process of loading this holding into the FMS, my finger slipped to the published holding at rippi. Rippi is right turns with 11 mi legs. The captain looked over at what I was pointing to and also read r-hand turns. We asked center for 20 mi legs and received that. 1/2 way through the turn, center contacted us about the direction of the turn. They said there was conflict or problem and told us to continue that turn in holding to the left and then on the next go back to the right. We were soon after vectored out of holding for the approach.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-300 CREW, DSNDING INTL ATL, ENTERED A HOLDING PATTERN TURNING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.
Narrative: ZTL ASKED US TO HOLD AS PUBLISHED AT SINCA ON THE SINCA 3 ARR INTO ATLANTA. THE HOLDING AT SINCA IS L TURNS, 15 MI LEGS. IN THE PROCESS OF LOADING THIS HOLDING INTO THE FMS, MY FINGER SLIPPED TO THE PUBLISHED HOLDING AT RIPPI. RIPPI IS R TURNS WITH 11 MI LEGS. THE CAPT LOOKED OVER AT WHAT I WAS POINTING TO AND ALSO READ R-HAND TURNS. WE ASKED CTR FOR 20 MI LEGS AND RECEIVED THAT. 1/2 WAY THROUGH THE TURN, CTR CONTACTED US ABOUT THE DIRECTION OF THE TURN. THEY SAID THERE WAS CONFLICT OR PROB AND TOLD US TO CONTINUE THAT TURN IN HOLDING TO THE L AND THEN ON THE NEXT GO BACK TO THE R. WE WERE SOON AFTER VECTORED OUT OF HOLDING FOR THE APCH.
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.