A B767-300 pilot reported that the fwd/aft cargo det 1 or 2 status message procedure is not in the Q...

Narrative:

The fwd/aft cargo det 1 or 2 status message procedure referenced in the 757/767 flight manual (FM) limits section is nowhere to be found in the 767 QRH. It is in the FM non-normals section; but in the index for the FM non-normals; it is under 'south' for status message--not under 'F' for fwd; 'a' for aft; or 'C' for cargo; which is where many of us might look. In the content list for the FM warning section; where it is located; this checklist is listed as being on 14.150.4; when it is in fact on 14.150.5. This is one of those situations which has the potential to be fatal; should the status message go unnoticed; or if the possible fire is aggressive; the procedure should be in the 767 QRH; and not buried in the FM so deep it takes 10 minutes simply to locate the checklist. It took me at least that; and we were in uneventful cruise flight under no duress whatever. Safety! Where has that philosophy gone?

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767-300 pilot reported that the FWD/AFT CARGO DET 1 OR 2 STATUS MESSAGE procedure is not in the QRH but buried in the Flight Manual NON-NORMAL section and then has the incorrect page number listed in the index.

Narrative: The FWD/AFT CARGO DET 1 or 2 STATUS MESSAGE procedure referenced in the 757/767 Flight Manual (FM) Limits Section is NOWHERE to be found in the 767 QRH. It is in the FM Non-Normals section; but in the Index for the FM Non-Normals; it is under 'S' for STATUS MESSAGE--not under 'F' for FWD; 'A' for AFT; or 'C' for Cargo; which is where many of us might look. In the Content list for the FM Warning Section; where it is located; this checklist is listed as being on 14.150.4; when it is in fact on 14.150.5. This is one of those situations which has the potential to be fatal; should the status message go unnoticed; or if the possible fire is aggressive; the procedure should be IN THE 767 QRH; and not buried in the FM so deep it takes 10 minutes simply to locate the checklist. It took me at least that; and we were in uneventful cruise flight under no duress whatever. SAFETY! Where has that philosophy gone?

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	965066
Time
Date	201108
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Checklists
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

A B767-300 pilot reported that the fwd/aft cargo det 1 or 2 status message procedure is not in the QRH but buried in the flight manual non-normal section and then has the incorrect page number listed in the index.