Is this a crack?

[GUSPMETAL]

Hi everyone, greetings from Greece! I need your help...I have a Phantom 4 Pro almost two years and I really take care of it. My last flight was the last October. All these months my bird was inside the original case ehich came with, except the times I checked the battery levels since I would like to keep the recommended storage levels as instructed. Today I made the same, opened the case and after all I cleaned it with a dry cloth and I saw this mark on the back right landing gear. Is this a crack? I didn't see anything like that the last tìme I opened the case. Is this came from the gimbal clatch since is too tight? Should I do something about that? Maybe use an epoxy glue to prevent the worse? I never had a crash and I always use the auto land function. Thank you for your time...Keep flying...!

 

[xspwhite]

Hard to tell by that photo. Did you try to rub it off? If it is a crack and you can open it a little, then dab some super glue in it.

 

[GUSPMETAL]

Hard to tell by that photo. Did you try to rub it off? If it is a crack and you can open it a little, then dab some super glue in it.

Hi my friend! Thank you for your quick reply! I can barely touch it with my nail. It's not deep at all...Seems to be more like a scratch but it's strange because the most of the time I prefer to land on grass...

 

[Ansia]

You can leave it as is. To me it looks like a scratch. If it worsen, then add some glue.

 

[GUSPMETAL]

You can leave it as is. To me it looks like a scratch. If it worsen, then add some glue.

Thanks Ansia, propably I "earned" it last October when I landed on the grass and scratched from a small wood or something...Do you think that wet baby towels may damage Phantom material? I use them everytime to clean the legs and the rubber below...Thanks for your time.

 

[Ansia]

Thanks Ansia, propably I "earned" it last October when I landed on the grass and scratched from a small wood or something...Do you think that wet baby towels may damage Phantom material? I use them everytime to clean the legs and the rubber below...Thanks for your time.

I also use it to clean my phantom and still looks brand new.

 

[xspwhite]

Just make sure you buff with dry cloth. Those baby wipes leave lots of little particles behind.

 

[GUSPMETAL]

Just make sure you buff with dry cloth. Those baby wipes leave lots of little particles behind.

Thanks Xspwhite, I'll keep that in mind! Take care and keep flying...!

 

[joelet]

Hi my friend! Thank you for your quick reply! I can barely touch it with my nail. It's not deep at all...Seems to be more like a scratch but it's strange because the most of the time I prefer to land on grass...

There is a lot of stress in that area when auto landing because you can't control the speed even if your landing on grass. I usually cancel auto land about 10 feet off the ground and bring it down manually for a nice soft touch down. Looks like a stress fracture to me but, I could be wrong. You should send the pic to Dji and ask the same question. I'm sure they would be happy to help.

 

[joelet]

One more thing landing gear are relatively easy to replace and are not expensive. Keep an eye on it if it gets worse buy a new one from Dji and replace. A fracture in that area shouldn't effect how the drone preforms in the air.

 

[GUSPMETAL]

One more thing landing gear are relatively easy to replace and are not expensive. Keep an eye on it if it gets worse buy a new one from Dji and replace. A fracture in that area shouldn't effect how the drone preforms in the air.

Thank you for taking the time to answer! I thought that landing gear hit a little rock upon landing. Thanks for the tip for auto landing function, I'll keep in mind for the furure! Take care...!