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Studioph

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Hi pilots,

After a flight with my Mavic 2 Zoom today in Korea I did an after flight check and inspecting the props I took them off and suddenly I realized that one of the props had a small damage spot on the inside where the three plastic nabs has to be. A nab was completely gone.

After I purchased the drone in December 2018 I had an encounter with some small yew tree branches when I RTH the drone at the end of the second flight and didn't realize well enough that the drone went up for a few meters before going to the Home point etc.

A small yew tree branch was hit but the drone came finally down.

After inspecting I changed one prop which was damaged the others looked as new.

I didn't took the props off that moment and till today I made some 20 flights to exercise with the drone.

Attached the pic I took today so you see the damage (nab gone).

Lesson learned not only check the props visual, but take them also off and inspect the three nabs

Happy flying,

PH
 

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Urgent! Make sure that missing hub tab didnt fall into your motor! That could result in a catastrophic failure of the motor. Does that motor spin freely?
 
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Urgent! Make sure that missing hub tab didnt fall into your motor! That could result in a catastrophic failure of the motor. Does that motor spin freely?

Hi Thunderdrones,

Thanks for your urgent message I checked the prop motor already when I found the damage this afternoon, but I did it just once more.
The motor is spinning freely and when I shake no material is coming out so I think the plastic nab broke and fall off directly or was probably pushed away by the down blast ??

Regards,
PH
 
Hi Thunderdrones,

Thanks for your urgent message I checked the prop motor already when I found the damage this afternoon, but I did it just once more.
The motor is spinning freely and when I shake no material is coming out so I think the plastic nab broke and fall off directly or was probably pushed away by the down blast ??

Regards,
PH

Thats a good thing. I hope your next 20 flights go trouble free.
 
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