National Stock Number
3815-00-541-8960
National Stock Number (NSN) 3815-00-541-8960, or NIIN 005418960, (bucket,dragline) was assigned January 1, 1963 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There is only one manufacturer part number associated with this NSN. One of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by one supplier. Today, one supplier is listed as an Active supplier for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, there are no suppliers that are deemed design controlled or valid supply parts.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over 5 years.
Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Apr 02, 1991, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Suitable for Competitive Acquisition. (Potential sources shall include dealers/distributors.) Acquisition of this part is restricted to source(s) specified on "Source Control", "Altered Item" or "Selected Item" drawings/documents. Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 19971. [A METAL VESSEL IN THE FORM OF A SCOOP AND SUSPENDED FROM A CRANE BOOM BY WIRE ROPE. THE BUCKET LOADS ITSELF BY BEING PULLED TOWARD THE CRANE UNIT AND IS EMPTIED BY A TILTING ACTION, THE LONG CRANE BOOM AFFORDING A WIDE DIGGING AND DUMPING RADIUS. IT IS COMMONLY USED FOR EXCAVATING AND DREDGING OPERATIONS AT A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE FROM THE CRANE, SUCH AS WIDENING STREAMS AND RIVERS, BUILDING LEVEES, AND EXCAVATING DITCHES.]. 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 3815005418960 contains an unknown precious metal.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 8431410060: dragline buckets. The Schedule B End Use is listed as excavating machinery. NAICS classification category 333120: construction machinery manufacturing.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.