FLC OF HVT CARGO ENTERED HOLDING PATTERN AT PDZ WRONGLY.
Synopsis
FLC OF HVT CARGO ENTERED HOLDING PATTERN AT PDZ WRONGLY.
Narrative
AFTER MISSED APCH TO RWY 26R AT ONTARIO WE WERE DIRECTED TO HOLD ON THE PDZ VOR 078 RADIAL; E; R TURNS. OUR INBOUND HDG WAS ABOUT 080. THE FO WAS FLYING. THE CORRECT PROC WAS TO PROCEED OUTBOUND ON THE 078 RADIAL FOR 1 MIN; HOWEVER; THE FO TURNED R AT THE VOR. I WAS TALKING ON THE RADIO TO COMPANY PRIOR AND DURING THE HOLDING ENTRY AND DID NOT DISCOVER THE INCORRECT TURN UNTIL WE WERE ABOUT HALF WAY THROUGH IT. AT THAT TIME SINCE WE WERE IN VMC CONDITIONS I DETERMINED THE BEST PROC WOULD BE TO CONTINUE THE TURN AND ENTER AGAIN ONCE WE WERE OVER THE VOR. THIS IS WHAT WE DID. PRIOR TO REACHING THE VOR (THE FIRST TIME) THE FO ASKED ME ABOUT THE HOLDING PATTERN AND I RESPONDED BY READING BACK THE HOLDING CLRNC. I BELIEVE WHEN HE HEARD ME SAY R TURNS THAT HE THOUGHT I MEANT TURN R AT THE VOR; WHICH IS WHAT HE DID. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: I WAS TALKING TO THE COMPANY AND SHOULD HAVE FOCUSED MY ATTN ON THE HOLDING ENTRY. THE HOLDING PATTERN IS NOT DEPICTED ON THAT APCH PLATE WHICH WOULD HAVE MADE ENTRY MUCH EASIER TO VISUALIZE.
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