Captain of A320 advises specific steps of the checklist for a vent blower fault ECAM message is insu...

Narrative:

Vent blower fault ECAM. ECAM accomplished. Referenced flight manual and contacted maintenance. Flight manual has reference to 'older airplanes' and 'newer airplanes.' the only reference I could find to determine which type this is; was the last 2 sentences in page XXXX which refers to yellow capped cbs. Apparently; the only place the n-numbers are actually spelled out is in a document which we don't have access to. As busy as we can be accomplishing ECAM; talking to dispatch/maintenance; getting alternate weather; etc.; these n-numbers really need to be included in the procedure rather than the 'older airplane/newer airplane' line. This is much too time consuming at a critical time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Captain of A320 advises specific steps of the checklist for a VENT BLOWER FAULT ECAM message is insufficiently precise as to the aircraft to which it pertains.

Narrative: Vent Blower Fault ECAM. ECAM accomplished. Referenced Flight Manual and contacted Maintenance. Flight Manual has reference to 'older airplanes' and 'newer airplanes.' The only reference I could find to determine which type this is; was the last 2 sentences in Page XXXX which refers to yellow capped CBs. Apparently; the only place the N-numbers are actually spelled out is in a document which we don't have access to. As busy as we can be accomplishing ECAM; talking to Dispatch/Maintenance; getting alternate weather; etc.; these N-numbers really need to be included in the procedure rather than the 'older airplane/newer airplane' line. This is much too time consuming at a critical time.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	823867
Time
Date	200902
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	DEN.Airport
State Reference	CO
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Air Conditioning Distribution System
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 90 Flight Crew Total 13000 Flight Crew Type 600

Captain of A320 advises specific steps of the checklist for a vent blower fault ECAM message is insufficiently precise as to the aircraft to which it pertains.