I have noticed this issue after a power outage. Whichever AP reboots first will become the new master and assume its static IP (if it was set to static). If it is not the original master AP, you get the duplicate IP issue and APs going offline. Not a...
I also see this same behavior. You actually end up with duplicate IPs on the network which I think is what causes the "disconnection" from the new Master. Only fix I have found is to not give the master a static address. That, however, is not ideal f...