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PROPELLER_STRIKE_DETECTED

published Last Updated: Oct 9, 2026 HW: all
Applicable alarms (1)
PROPELLER_STRIKE_DETECTED
Likely outcomes (416 missions, 210 issues) — click to expand

Based on 416 missions where this alarm fired in the last 90 days as of 2026-10-13

Grounding vs discrepancy (of 210 ZERP issues filed on these missions)

Grounding 22.4% (47 of 210 issues) Discrepancy 77.6% (163 of 210 issues)

Top work orders

  • EV2: Replace Hover Propeller on Aircraft · MAINTENANCE_ACTION 22
  • Perform Post-Paraland Inspection on Aircraft · MAINTENANCE_ACTION 19
  • Perform Post-Paraland Inspection on Droid · ADMINISTRATIVE 16
  • EV2: Replace Hover Motor on Aircraft · MAINTENANCE_ACTION 11
  • EV3: Inspect Aircraft after Droid Left Behind (DLB) · MAINTENANCE_ACTION 10

Frequently replaced parts

Part P/N Removals
BATTERY ASSY, ZIP, P2 27158 164
CCW/CW HOVER MOTOR ASSY, ZIP, P2 19607 99
CCW HOVER PROPELLER BLADE, ZIP, P2 29857 94
CW HOVER PROPELLER BLADE, ZIP, P2 31101 92
CW HOVER MOTOR ASSY, ZIP, P2 33333 73

Frequently co-occurring alarms (% of the 416 missions above)

SOFTWARE_CONFIGURATION_EVALUATION_INCOMPLETE 47.8% of missions SENSOR_REJECTED 40.4% of missions HIGH_VERT_WINDS_DETECTED 28.4% of missions PORT_A_LINK_FAULT 23.3% of missions PORT_B_LINK_FAULT 21.9% of missions

Aggregated from fleet operations and refreshed daily. Individual outcomes may vary by site and configuration.

Applicable to all hardware versions

PROPELLER_STRIKE_DETECTED may be raised by the hover or mixed motors. It currently only motivates in flight decision making in very specific cases such as hover down and motor shutdown during excessive vibe. Because of false positive risk, it is not ready to motivate maintenance action at this time. As such, it should be disregarded when making troubleshooting or maintenance decisions.

1 action
Disregard this alarm in any troubleshooting or maintenance context. Do not use PROPELLER_STRIKE_DETECTED alone to motivate inspection, repair, replacement, or other maintenance action unless otherwise directed. If there are other alarms, follow the guides for those alarms. If there are no other alarms, the Aircraft may return to service.

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