737 MAX Flight Crew Operations Manual
Flight Management, Navigation -
FMC Descent and Approach
MN-FLT-OH-201
11.43.25
The default holding pattern inbound course and turn direction are in small font.
Crew entered or holding patterns extracted from the database are in large font.
Valid entry is XXX (inbound course), XXX/X (inbound course/turn direction), /X
or X (turn direction).
Automatically changes QUAD/RADIAL to agree.
For a flight crew–entered holding pattern, the inbound course is initially the same
as the preceding leg to the fix.
For a flight crew–entered holding pattern, if no entry is made, the FMC assumes
right turns.
Magenta when the holding fix is the active waypoint.
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LEG TIME
Displays holding pattern leg time.
Valid entry is XXX.X. Manual entry has priority.
If no entry is made, the FMC assumes the standard times of 1.0 minute at or below
14,000 feet and 1.5 minutes above 14,000 feet.
The default leg times are displayed in small font. Crew entered or holding patterns
extracted from the database are displayed in large font.
The holding pattern will automatically be resized when climbing or descending
through 14,000 feet if the holding pattern size is not defined in the database or has
not been manually entered.
If a LEG DIST is manually entered, then dashes will be displayed.
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Leg Distance (LEG DIST)
Dash prompts are normally displayed.
Entry may be propagated either automatically from the database, or made by
manual entry.
Manual entry has priority.
Overrides
LEG TIME.
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NEXT HOLD
Displayed when the route contains less than five holding patterns.
Push – displays (RTE LEGS) HOLD AT page and prompts for new holding fix
entry.
To delete the hold modification return to the RTE or RTE LEGS page and select
ERASE prompt at LSK 6L.
March 1, 2021