National Stock Number
2990-00-073-2788
National Stock Number (NSN) 2990-00-073-2788, or NIIN 000732788, (arrester,spark exhaust) was assigned January 1, 1963 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN replaces 1 stock number, 2990002276653.
There are 8 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 6 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 5 suppliers. Today, 2 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, 2 suppliers are deemed design controlled or valid supply parts.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over 5 years.
This NSN is fairly common among different weapons systems, belonging to 19 different platforms.
Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Sep 02, 2005, 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 data needed to produce this item from additional sources is not physically available. Valid AMCs: 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 32362. [A DEVICE DESIGNED TO PREVENT THE ESCAPE OF SPARKS FROM THE EXHAUST OF RECIPROCATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES. IT FUNCTIONS BY TRAPPING GLOWING CARBON PARTICLES FROM EXHAUST GASES IN A RECEPTACLE THAT CAN BE SERVICED.]. 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 2990000732788 contains an unknown precious metal.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.