An A300 crew given holding at bunts upon phl arrival; failed to set l-hand holding in the FMC hold p...

Attributes
ACN	649419
Time
Date	200503
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : bunts
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl single value : 13000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent : holding
Route In Use	arrival star : bunts
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	649419
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1300
ASRS Report	649420
Events
Anomaly	airspace violation : exit non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Weather Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Was initially given holding instructions for lrp. Approaching lrp; was given revised holding instructions for bunts. The clearance was hold at bunts at 13000 ft; 10 mi legs; efc of XA30. I entered all of the information in the FMC and watched as the aircraft entered the depicted holding pattern as expected. The controller then called and asked if we were making a right turn. We replied yes; and he said complete one hold using right turns but then make left turns as depicted for bunts. I then realized that I had not checked a chart to see if bunts had a depicted holding pattern. I had entered right in the FMC for a standard holding pattern. We had been slightly rushed to write down and enter a revised clearance but this is really no excuse for the mistake. During this time I was consulting the fom for an mu chart for the ATIS reported braking action of .18 which had concerned me for the landing at phl. Supplemental information from acn 649420: this in conjunction with the controller not telling us to hold as published created the mistake. Also; there was some cockpit confusion due to the runway condition in phl.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A300 CREW GIVEN HOLDING AT BUNTS UPON PHL ARR; FAILED TO SET L-HAND HOLDING IN THE FMC HOLD PAGE.

Narrative: WAS INITIALLY GIVEN HOLDING INSTRUCTIONS FOR LRP. APCHING LRP; WAS GIVEN REVISED HOLDING INSTRUCTIONS FOR BUNTS. THE CLRNC WAS HOLD AT BUNTS AT 13000 FT; 10 MI LEGS; EFC OF XA30. I ENTERED ALL OF THE INFO IN THE FMC AND WATCHED AS THE ACFT ENTERED THE DEPICTED HOLDING PATTERN AS EXPECTED. THE CTLR THEN CALLED AND ASKED IF WE WERE MAKING A R TURN. WE REPLIED YES; AND HE SAID COMPLETE ONE HOLD USING R TURNS BUT THEN MAKE L TURNS AS DEPICTED FOR BUNTS. I THEN REALIZED THAT I HAD NOT CHKED A CHART TO SEE IF BUNTS HAD A DEPICTED HOLDING PATTERN. I HAD ENTERED R IN THE FMC FOR A STANDARD HOLDING PATTERN. WE HAD BEEN SLIGHTLY RUSHED TO WRITE DOWN AND ENTER A REVISED CLRNC BUT THIS IS REALLY NO EXCUSE FOR THE MISTAKE. DURING THIS TIME I WAS CONSULTING THE FOM FOR AN MU CHART FOR THE ATIS RPTED BRAKING ACTION OF .18 WHICH HAD CONCERNED ME FOR THE LNDG AT PHL. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 649420: THIS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CTLR NOT TELLING US TO HOLD AS PUBLISHED CREATED THE MISTAKE. ALSO; THERE WAS SOME COCKPIT CONFUSION DUE TO THE RWY CONDITION IN PHL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.

An A300 crew given holding at bunts upon phl arrival; failed to set l-hand holding in the FMC hold page.