Abstract:Relying on its advantages of flexible combination of casing pipes, the structure of Aviation Metallic Casing Pipes (AMCPs) is widely applied to the important equipment in the field of aviation and spaceflight, enhancing the safety and stability of aviation pipeline service. In order to further guarantee the longterm safety and structural integrity, it is indispensable to periodically inspect AMCPs and evaluate defects via effective Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) techniques. In light of this, this paper intensively explores the testing mechanism and probe optimization of Remote Field Pulsed Eddy Current (RFPEC) evaluation of a typical AMCPs structure which includes stainlesssteel and carbonsteel casing pipes. The distributions of Poynting vectors and magnetic field within the internal and external regions of AMCPs are analyzed by fast finiteelement modeling. Based on this, a method for localization of remote field is proposed. Following this, the Electromagnetic Shielding Structure (EMSS) for probe optimization is intensively investigated. Parallel to the simulations, a series of experiments for evaluation of wallthinning defects in ACMPs are carried out by using the builtup testing system. The recognition method is valid.