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Small damage from a branch today, concerning?

Tjololo

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I wanted to get a sanity check from the more knowledgeable people here. Was flying around some trees today and had a collision, broke a prop and hit the ground from about 20 feet up. When replacing the propeller, I noticed the top cover was detached at this point. Tried to snap it into place and it didn't want to go despite a decent amount of force. I don't want to crack the plastic, is this something I should be concerned about or is it minimal enough that it's not going to be a problem for a while? No other visible damage to the drone, I'm going to replace all the props just in case since some of them were nicked, but I just want to be sure. It's my first crash, flew alright afterwards so I don't think there's any serious damage.

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Yep... I agree.....If it still flys fine then you should be just fine, fold the arm slowly and check for resistance ( a little is fine).
It may be tempting to loosen a screw to press the plastic back in place. If the Drone is under warranty don't touch the screws besides it won't harm anything like it is.
 
Check to verify that the arm itself is at the same position as the opposite arm when sitting flat on a table and folds like it should. It looks like the pictured arm could have taken the brunt of the fall. That may be what changed the position of the top cover and could have damaged the pivot mechanism for that arm. As for why the section won’t snap back into place, could be some small piece of something in the system preventing its correct seating. You could try prying it up a bit more and see if something can be dislodged.
 
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