Tiny micro crack and sligt protrusion on fuselage

[Oliver mavic air 2]

I recently noticed two sligt protrusions and a tiny crack on the fuselage right above both front leg hinge mechanisms. I believe that the screw in the mechanism is protruding up towards the plastic above which has now caused a tiny micro crack, I fear that this crack might expand.

has anybody else experienced a similar problem with their mavic air 2?

what should i do?


the micro crack is barely visible at the left side of the red line, but it is still there


you can also see the plastic slightly protruding att this point on both sides

 

[LostInDark]

Can you post a picture?

 

[old man mavic]

welcome to the forum, how long have you had it ,did you get care refresh

 

[Phantomrain.org]

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I recently noticed two sligt protrusions and a tiny crack on the fuselage right above both front leg hinge mechanisms. I believe that the screw in the mechanism is protruding up towards the plastic above which has now caused a tiny micro crack, I fear that this crack might expand.

has anybody else experienced a similar problem with their mavic air 2?

what should i do?

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the micro crack is barely visible at the left side of the red line, but it is still there

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you can also see the plastic slightly protruding att this point on both sides

Im thinking that is more what most of us might consider to be a Micro Scratch.

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Gear to fly you Air 2 in the rain
Coal

 

[LostInDark]

I saw similar post from US, but I can't believe it. They said that dji exchange the drone under warranty..

 

[Oliver mavic air 2]

Thak you , i’ve had it for 25 days, and there is a 30 guarantee on it, the micro crack is only visible in sunligt from a specific angle, so i wonder if the store vill accept the return

 

[old man mavic]

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Thak you , i’ve had it for 25 days, and there is a 30 guarantee on it, the micro crack is only visible in sunligt from a specific angle, so i wonder if the store vill accept the return

well thats the way to go then good luck

 

[Phantomrain.org]

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Thak you , i’ve had it for 25 days, and there is a 30 guarantee on it, the micro crack is only visible in sunligt from a specific angle, so i wonder if the store vill accept the return

Do yourself a favor before you return it , what about the rest of the drone, you have a chance to check out all the functions , does it connect, is the gimbal perfect , does the sd card work nice,
You may take it back but than get a dud , if you can check off this one on the essentials you may want to a least really test out the functions.

 

[Oliver mavic air 2]

Im thinking that is more what most of us might consider to be a Micro Scratch.

Phantomrain.org
Gear to fly you Air 2 in the rain
Coal

Yes i could be but it doesn’t reflect ligth in the same way as a scratch and more like a crack. And it is also in the middle of a slight protrusion which to me indicates that it is a crack maybe, but still not 100% sure

 

[LostInDark]

I've found the pictures from the other post:

 

[HoosierFlyer]

Def return that. Those look like stress cracks around the hinge mechanism.

 

[gottahavit]

Def return that. Those look like stress cracks around the hinge mechanism.

Yeah that drone was either dropped or has a majorly defective hinge mechanism. On the OP post, that looks like a pattern defect in the plastic cast, or a scratch.

 

[Hebalu]

Hi All, I'm new to here but I had the feeling that I should share my story as I have exactly the same issue here... From a tiny protrusion its became a nice tiny crack. Exactly the same place. I've contacted with the DJI Support, waiting for their answer what to do now. Also the same issue at one of my friends with MA2. It seems a material / construction issue to me.

 

[P3Dr0]

Hi All, I'm new to here but I had the feeling that I should share my story as I have exactly the same issue here... From a tiny protrusion its became a nice tiny crack. Exactly the same place. I've contacted with the DJI Support, waiting for their answer what to do now. Also the same issue at one of my friends with MA2. It seems a material / construction issue to me.

Hi! Yes I'm here. I have same issue. No crash, no accident. Flight time : 10h / 46 km.

 

[gattech]

Looks like DJI in a constant effort to reduce the weight of the aircraft is using a lighter plastic, similar to the MM. This plastic feels thinner, fragiler than what they used in the Spark, the MA1, etc

 

[ptecib]

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I recently noticed two sligt protrusions and a tiny crack on the fuselage right above both front leg hinge mechanisms. I believe that the screw in the mechanism is protruding up towards the plastic above which has now caused a tiny micro crack, I fear that this crack might expand.

has anybody else experienced a similar problem with their mavic air 2?

what should i do?

View attachment 104498
the micro crack is barely visible at the left side of the red line, but it is still there

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you can also see the plastic slightly protruding att this point on both sides

My Mavic Air 2 developed a crack after only six months of owning it. DJI is repairing it for me free of charge.

 

[Zigzagbrown]

I had the same cracks.. dji replaced my unit under warranty. Stating it was not due to pilot error. At this point I'm pretty sure they are accepting that it is a manufacturer defect.