Narrative:

Our flight was cleared to lga via the 'eno.KORRY2' STAR. As descent started, we were cleared to hold at holey intersection as published with a 1 hour efc. I asked the first officer to load the holding instructions into the FMS, which he did. I got busy with the extended holding fuel computation, calling the company and flying the aircraft. After entering the hold, ATC notified us we were in the wrong side of the holding radial. I told ATC that we were going to correct on the next turn. He said fine, and no other exchange of the matter took place. This mishap happened because the database in our FMS never matches the holding definitions defined by procedures, also my failure to doublechk the first officer's work.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF EMBRAER JET INBOUND TO LGA ON THE KORRY STAR ARE CLRED TO HOLD AT HOLEY AND FLY R-HAND TURNS VICE L-HAND AS PUBLISHED.

Narrative: OUR FLT WAS CLRED TO LGA VIA THE 'ENO.KORRY2' STAR. AS DSCNT STARTED, WE WERE CLRED TO HOLD AT HOLEY INTXN AS PUBLISHED WITH A 1 HR EFC. I ASKED THE FO TO LOAD THE HOLDING INSTRUCTIONS INTO THE FMS, WHICH HE DID. I GOT BUSY WITH THE EXTENDED HOLDING FUEL COMPUTATION, CALLING THE COMPANY AND FLYING THE ACFT. AFTER ENTERING THE HOLD, ATC NOTIFIED US WE WERE IN THE WRONG SIDE OF THE HOLDING RADIAL. I TOLD ATC THAT WE WERE GOING TO CORRECT ON THE NEXT TURN. HE SAID FINE, AND NO OTHER EXCHANGE OF THE MATTER TOOK PLACE. THIS MISHAP HAPPENED BECAUSE THE DATABASE IN OUR FMS NEVER MATCHES THE HOLDING DEFINITIONS DEFINED BY PROCS, ALSO MY FAILURE TO DOUBLECHK THE FO'S WORK.

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.