# NTSB Incident DCA04IA018
> **Embraer 135** · 2004-01-19 · Bangor, MA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DCA04IA018
- **Event ID:** 20040528X00692
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 2004-01-19
- **Location:** Bangor, MA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 40
- **Total aboard:** 40
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Embraer
- **Model:** 135
- **Registration:** N734EK
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** —
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Severe wear of the internal threads of the rudder interconnection contol rod which led to disengagement.

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