Stress Crack...... Now what???

ShayneL · Dec 30, 2015

Was reading a lot online that people have found stress cracks in the arms of their Phantoms. As soon as I read this I checked out my P3P that I have had since 11/22/2015. To my dismay I found what looked like a tiny scratch coming out of one of my motor mount screws. Well it wasn't a scratch it is a **** stress crack. It is a shame but the luck that I have. I have not done any work on my P3P or removed any of the screws in question. (Purchased from B&H Photo NYC)
What do I do next ?
Will DJI fix this or do I have to order a shell myself?

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Phantos · Dec 30, 2015

Contact DJI support. I believe they have been fixing/replacing cracked shells. At least that is what their forum appears to indicate.

msinger · Dec 30, 2015

You should contact DJI. It should be covered by their warranty.

alokbhargava · Dec 30, 2015

Also contact B&H

Dirby · Dec 30, 2015

return it.

msinger · Dec 30, 2015

Dirby said:
return it.

B&H might do that, but DJI will not. DJI is going to want to repair it.

ShayneL · Dec 30, 2015

Yea I did all of the above before I put this out but wanted to see if I got anything else such as fix it yourself. Literally after I made this new post and then reloaded my page I noticed another person posted that his cracked again. While reading that one person says to fix it yourself cause it take Months for DJI to fix it. Anyone have this problem?

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msinger · Dec 30, 2015

ShayneL said:
Anyone have this problem?

A lot of people are talking about cracks in this thread.

ianwood · Dec 30, 2015

How many cracks have led to structural failure? I only recall one.

hunch · Dec 30, 2015

this is what i do on every bird i get in the shop now.

msinger · Dec 30, 2015

hunch said:
this is what i do on every bird i get in the shop now.

What is it?

hunch · Dec 30, 2015

Bondic

ShayneL · Dec 30, 2015

Thanks for the input. That fix is probably what i am going to do

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ShayneL · Dec 30, 2015

That is a great idea but it's ******** and we shouldn't have to do that. Now what happens if I do that and then something serious happens and they see I glued the copter as a precaution, will that void the warranty.

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