Borescope inspection guides

Publisher is gone for Microsoft 365 users. How to move borescope (BSI) report templates to a format you can still edit, sign and export. Free template.

What an aircraft engine borescope inspection checks, when it's required, who can sign it off, how long it takes and what the report should include.

How AI helps review aircraft engine borescope video, where it falls short, who still makes the airworthiness call, and what to ask before you buy a tool.

InspectionWorks, ViSOL, Aiir and AirCheck compared: what each does, which borescopes it's built around, and how to choose. Checked October 2026.

What a CFM56-7B borescope inspection covers module by module, the 2026 FAA proposals that affect the engine, typical findings, and what the report needs.

The FAA proposes repetitive borescope inspections of the CFM56 HPT front seal on -5B, -5C and -7B engines. What's affected, when, and what it costs.

What thermal barrier coating (TBC) spallation is, why it happens, how it shows up on a borescope, and what to record when you find it on HPT hardware.

A free, blank borescope inspection report as a fillable PDF, in US Letter and A4.

Plain definitions of the terms that come up in aircraft engine borescope inspections.