The invention belongs to the field of power technology, and relates to a method for shortening a telecontrol channel fault locating time. The method comprises the following steps: reading host.ini and template.ini, specifying a station, selecting the station, selecting a front host, diagnosing a Fes host communication state, circulating the next target machine, logging in a Fes host to diagnose the communication state of a target machine, judging whether the communication state is normal, reporting an error, locating problem, and providing a solution. By adoption of the method, the technical problems of long telecontrol channel fault locating time and troublesome operation steps are solved. The method has the following main beneficial effects: shortening the telecontrol channel fault locating time, reducing important accident signal loss caused by telecontrol channel faults, effectively controlling and avoiding accident expansion, and saving many economic losses; keeping the reliable monitoring of important signals by a e control center to ensure the power supply quality; processing power grid accidents at the first time to improve the quality of service of power supply and relieve the work pressure of automatic operation and maintenance personnel and operation and maintenance personnel of maintenance companies.