# SDR FDEA200912024333

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: December 2, 2009
- Submitted: December 3, 2009
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: N377FE
- Make and model: Doug MD-10-10F
- Registry model: [Doug MD-10-10F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-10-10f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 47965
- Aircraft time: 90,790 hours, 34,541 cycles
- System (JASC): [5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5311)
- Part: Frame
- Part number: AFA00183
- Condition: Cracked
- Location: Zone 200
- Stage of operation: NR
- How discovered: 9
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200912024333

## Discrepancy

MAIN CARGO, STA NR 1781, LT LONGERON NR 13, FRAME CRACKED N1078 WAS GENERATED TO REPAIR ALL AFFECTED AREAS.  THIS CRACKED FRAME SECTION AT THE ABOVE STA AND LONGERON WERE REMOVED WITH NEW SECTIONS AND SPLICES.  THIS IS A CATEGORY "B" REPAIR AND REQUIRE A 12,000 CYCLE INITIAL INSP AND 8,000 CYCLE REPETITIVE INSP SRM 53-20-00 VOL: I, FIG 5.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.