A320 flight crew has a track and heading deviation during holding.

Attributes
ACN	723312
Time
Date	200701
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zob.artcc
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl single value : 37000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	723312
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to assigned airspace
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Told to hold at brokk at FL370 as published. Captain set it up in the FMS and we reported in the hold; captain talked to passenger and flight attendants and I (first officer) pulled up WX for jfk and alternates. I noticed the bank as only about 8 degrees and about that time ZOB told us to turn right to 320 degrees and said we were 50 mi from the hold. We were only 25 mi from brokk but in a very wide pattern. We flew the rest of the pattern on heading and not the FMS. The next flight behind us was also off course. I believe that at that altitude (FL370) and with a 150 KT tailwind the FMS could not keep up. We should have done it manually; but were distraction by other tasks.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 FLT CREW HAS A TRACK AND HDG DEV DURING HOLDING.

Narrative: TOLD TO HOLD AT BROKK AT FL370 AS PUBLISHED. CAPT SET IT UP IN THE FMS AND WE RPTED IN THE HOLD; CAPT TALKED TO PAX AND FLT ATTENDANTS AND I (FO) PULLED UP WX FOR JFK AND ALTERNATES. I NOTICED THE BANK AS ONLY ABOUT 8 DEGS AND ABOUT THAT TIME ZOB TOLD US TO TURN R TO 320 DEGS AND SAID WE WERE 50 MI FROM THE HOLD. WE WERE ONLY 25 MI FROM BROKK BUT IN A VERY WIDE PATTERN. WE FLEW THE REST OF THE PATTERN ON HDG AND NOT THE FMS. THE NEXT FLT BEHIND US WAS ALSO OFF COURSE. I BELIEVE THAT AT THAT ALT (FL370) AND WITH A 150 KT TAILWIND THE FMS COULD NOT KEEP UP. WE SHOULD HAVE DONE IT MANUALLY; BUT WERE DISTR BY OTHER TASKS.

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.