National Stock Number
1615-01-525-4048
National Stock Number (NSN) 1615-01-525-4048, or NIIN 015254048, (protector,rotor blade) was assigned November 8, 2004 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 4 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 3 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 2 suppliers. Today, one supplier is listed as an Active supplier for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, only one supplier is deemed design controlled or valid supply parts.
This part number has been procured by the US Government within the last year, but shows no recent (last 90 days) procurement activity. There have been 40 contracts issued for this part number, with 38 awards given. There is moderate competition for this NSN. The US Government has awarded contracts to 7 different suppliers. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE4AX25F1296, SPE4AX25F1296, SPE4AX25F1296, SPE4AX25F1296, SPE4AX25F1296. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 3,926,530.85.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 3 different weapons systems.
There has been a moderate amount of demand for this national stock number. The demand for this NSN originated from less than 5 countries. Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Dec 16, 2016, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Acquire directly from the actual manufacturer, whether or not the prime contractor is the actual manufacturer. The rights to use the data needed to purchase this part from additional sources are not owned by the Government and cannot be purchased. Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 53520. [A FABRICATED ITEM SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR MOUNTING TO THE LEADING EDGE OF A HELICOPTER ROTOR BLADE. THE ITEM PREVENTS IMPINGEMENT OF HIGH VELOCITY AIRBORNE PARTICLES, SUCH AS DUST, SAND AND THE LIKE, DIRECTLY ON THE EDGE OF THE BLADE. THIS PROTECTION PREVENTS EROSION OF THE ROTOR BLADE.]. This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application. There is no data in the HMIRS and the NSN is in an FSC not generally suspected of containing hazardous materials. NSN 1615015254048 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.