B767 enters holding in wrong direction during runway change at sfo.

Attributes
ACN	599067
Time
Date	200311
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : groan
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 16000
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zoa.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival star : locke
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	599067
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	599072
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : became reoriented
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Aircraft was on MOD3 arrival into sfo at 320 IAS, 16000 ft descending to cross cedes at 11000 ft. 7 mi from groan intersection, ATC issued holding instructions at groan intersection due to runway change at sfo. We were then cleared to sfo via the locke arrival. Locke arrival page was located and holding course was selected just prior to groan intersection. Aircraft began right turn and ATC called us and told us the direction of turn was left. We asked for permission to do one right turn and then continue the hold. ATC rogered ok and after a half turn vectored us to runway 19L. We performed everything correctly in the short time before the hold except the direction. On the MOD3 the holding turn is right and on the locke it is left. Lesson learned on short holding clrncs. Supplemental information from acn 599072: by the time the intersection was in the FMS we were at groan intersection. The airplane executed a right turn in holding -- by default. The locke one arrival depicts left hand turns at groan.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 ENTERS HOLDING IN WRONG DIRECTION DURING RWY CHANGE AT SFO.

Narrative: ACFT WAS ON MOD3 ARR INTO SFO AT 320 IAS, 16000 FT DSNDING TO CROSS CEDES AT 11000 FT. 7 MI FROM GROAN INTXN, ATC ISSUED HOLDING INSTRUCTIONS AT GROAN INTXN DUE TO RWY CHANGE AT SFO. WE WERE THEN CLRED TO SFO VIA THE LOCKE ARR. LOCKE ARR PAGE WAS LOCATED AND HOLDING COURSE WAS SELECTED JUST PRIOR TO GROAN INTXN. ACFT BEGAN R TURN AND ATC CALLED US AND TOLD US THE DIRECTION OF TURN WAS L. WE ASKED FOR PERMISSION TO DO ONE R TURN AND THEN CONTINUE THE HOLD. ATC ROGERED OK AND AFTER A HALF TURN VECTORED US TO RWY 19L. WE PERFORMED EVERYTHING CORRECTLY IN THE SHORT TIME BEFORE THE HOLD EXCEPT THE DIRECTION. ON THE MOD3 THE HOLDING TURN IS R AND ON THE LOCKE IT IS L. LESSON LEARNED ON SHORT HOLDING CLRNCS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 599072: BY THE TIME THE INTXN WAS IN THE FMS WE WERE AT GROAN INTXN. THE AIRPLANE EXECUTED A R TURN IN HOLDING -- BY DEFAULT. THE LOCKE ONE ARR DEPICTS L HAND TURNS AT GROAN.

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.