found some stress fractures on the motor mount on my Phantom 3 advanced.

[photojunky]

I am kind of bummed out right now. I found some stress fractures on the motor mount of my Phantom 3 advanced. I've never crashed the thing or even come close to crashing it. Judging from the origin of the stress fracture, my guess is they over tightened the motor mount at the factory. This drone only has about 30 flights on it. Anyone else have a similar issue?

 

[Spork]

Haven't had that, but I'd say your guess was spot on. Hopefully it's not terribly expensive to fix.

 

[photojunky]

Apparently this is quite common. I just bought some aluminum brackets that go underneath the motor mount so we will see if that stops the problem for a little while. If not, I will just order a new shell and do it myself. I will also attempt to see if I can get DJI to fix it for free, but since it is almost 2 years old I don't think that is very likely although you never know.

 

[Jackson]

I'd try some rubberized CA, it's supposed to be less brittle.

Here's some from your buddies.

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[photojunky]

I'd try some rubberized CA, it's supposed to be less brittle.

Here's some from your buddies.

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I love Gorilla Glue. It is good stuff in the right application. I think I will take your advice and use a little in-between this aluminum bracket and the cracked motor mount.https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01N7CDAPQ