Air 2S lost comms, water crash, repair?

[stevebarnes]

Yesterday when flying over water I lost comms and the drone went down. When I got home I put it in am isopropyl bath to try and get rid of the water, but it's not restored it. The battery that was in it is dead and the drone lights up but doesn't do a start up sequence. Has anyone else faced a situation like this? What's the path to repair and approximate cost?

 

[Meta4]

Yesterday when flying over water I lost comms and the drone went down.

Losing signal did not cause the crash.
It was a symptom of the crash.
What most likely happened was that your drone lost power and fell.

 

[Starz]

anyone else faced a situation like this

Many.

 

[dirkclod]

Welcome to the forum. Was it fresh water or salt ?

 

[FLDave]

As for drying out, it would take days not hours before you attempt to energize and likely make it worse. IPA is likely 30% water.
As for repair, the most cost effective an efficient is DJI. Just start the process with online DJI support; just follow the online instructions.

 

[GFields]

Sorry for your loss. Hope you have DJI Refresh or insurance.

 

[Capt KO]

Even without Refresh or insurance, DJI will repair/replace at reasonable cost. Send drone only, no accessories.

 

[stevebarnes]

Welcome to the forum. Was it fresh water or salt ?

salt unfortunately.

 

[dirkclod]

salt unfortunately.

Well it’s probably shot.

 

[stevebarnes]

As for drying out, it would take days not hours before you attempt to energize and likely make it worse. IPA is likely 30% water.
As for repair, the most cost effective an efficient is DJI. Just start the process with online DJI support; just follow the online instructions.

I spoke with C R Kennedy, the Australian importer. They said DJI works charge to look at it and if a sticker has changed color sure to water damage would not go ahead with repairs, but wrote it off. It was uninsured. A bit of a nasty shock as I can't comprehend how it happened. I have just bought a Mavic 3 Classic and purchased a 2 year care package, so I'll be covered if this happens again. Thanks for the feedback guys.

 

[slup]

...A bit of a nasty shock as I can't comprehend how it happened.

...I have just bought a Mavic 3 Classic

It's certainly of a great value to know what happened, this as nearly all cases coming up here at the forum is due to pilot errors... if you did something wrong it's good to know so you don't repeat it and lose your new M3C in a similar way.

But we will not come anywhere near a reason for your mishap by just discussing & brain-storming... we need all hard facts we can get. The best source for this is the recorded flight log from that flight... it's saved in the screen device you flew with.

Go here --> DJI Flight Log Viewer | Phantom Help & upload you flight log, then come back here & share the link they provide. (They describe where the flight log ending with .txt is located a bit further down on the page)

 

[HowFixIT]

You did the right thing starting with an isopropyl alcohol bath, but depending on how long the drone was wet, there may still be internal corrosion or damaged components.
I made a step-by-step video on how to properly restore a water-damaged drone, including deep cleaning, corrosion removal, and diagnosing non-starting issues like the one you're facing. It could help you figure out the next steps before committing to costly repairs:

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[BossBob]

You did the right thing starting with an isopropyl alcohol bath, but depending on how long the drone was wet, there may still be internal corrosion or damaged components.
I made a step-by-step video on how to properly restore a water-damaged drone, including deep cleaning, corrosion removal, and diagnosing non-starting issues like the one you're facing. It could help you figure out the next steps before committing to costly repairs:

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Hopefully it's not too late to bring your drone back to life!

It’s way easier to resurrect a 3 year old post than it is to revive a drone dropped into salt water 3 years ago and written off by DJI no matter how much alcohol you bathe it in!