Not happy

how in the heck does that happen?

It appears to be insufficient clearance for blade rotation.

Wow! Is that from scraping the edge of the spinner??

Oh my..... so sorry!

That stinks!

Steve Melton said:

how in the heck does that happen?

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Possibly the extra washer (spacer) was left out between the prop and bulkhead or the spinner filler was not flush with bulkhead. Or the prop stop setting allowed to much travel. Have seen a prop with a 1000 hrs on it with no mark sent in for OH, reinstalled and after a few hours a wear mark shows up. Very important to check this clearance with blades turned to the stop. Easier done if a couple of arms are made out of wood or adjustable slider clamps with protection are used.
The three that I seen were not so deep and were repairable. So sad to see!

Thanks for the post .. not happy for sure.

But I'll be sure to check my clearances when I fit my spinner in the next few weeks.

Thanks for the warning.