National Stock Number (NSN) 4730-00-159-6339, or NIIN 001596339, (locknut,tube fitting) was assigned November 20, 1971 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN replaces 1 stock number, 5310014833551.
There are 6 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 3 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 9 suppliers. Today, 8 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, only one supplier is deemed design controlled or valid supply parts. ISO Group has a strong supply network for this NSN, with 16 sources of supply.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over a year. There have been 16 contracts issued for this part number, with 16 awards given. There is moderate competition for this NSN. The US Government has awarded contracts to 6 different suppliers. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE4A221FZ073, SPEHA619F0958, SPEHA619F0958, SPEHA619F0805, SPEHA619F0730. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 71,322.21.
This NSN is very common among different weapons systems, belonging to 101 different platforms.
There has been a small 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 Jun 09, 2020, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Suitable for Competitive Acquisition. (Potential sources shall include dealers/distributors.) This part requires engineering source approval by the design control activity in order to maintain the quality of the part. An alternate source must qualify in accordance with the design control activity's procedures, as approved by the cognizant Government engineering activity. Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 17645. [AN ITEM WITH INTERNAL MACHINE THREADS DESIGNED TO FIT THE EXTERNAL MACHINE THREADS OF A TUBE FITTING. IT HAS FLAT FACES, ONE OF WHICH HAS A COUNTERBORED RECESS TO ACCOMMODATE PACKING, PACKING OR SEALING RING(S), GASKET(S), AND THE LIKE. THE ITEM, WHEN INSTALLED, PROVIDES A METHOD OF LOCKING AND SEALING THE CONNECTION. SEE ALSO LOCKNUT, PIPE; NUT (1), TUBE COUPLING AND NUT (1), PLAIN, HEXAGON.]. This item is a Flight Safety Critical Aircraft Part (FSCAP). There is no data in the HMIRS and the NSN is in an FSC not generally suspected of containing hazardous materials. NSN 4730001596339 contains an unknown precious metal.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.