Incident · 2004-01-19
What the record says
- Event date
- 2004-01-19
- Event type
- Incident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Embraer 135 (N734EK)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- SIMMONS AIRLINES Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- SIMMONS AIRLINES INC
Probable cause
Severe wear of the internal threads of the rudder interconnection contol rod which led to disengagement.
Source: NTSB case DCA04IA018Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.