National Stock Number (NSN) 5340-00-055-0831, or NIIN 000550831, (seat,helical compression spring) 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 are 6 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 6 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 7 suppliers. Today, 4 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, 2 suppliers are deemed design controlled or valid supply parts. ISO Group has a strong supply network for this NSN, with 11 sources of supply.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over a year. There have been 10 contracts issued for this part number, with 39 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: SPE7L123P2394, SPE7L123P1587, SPE7L422P2558, SPE5E319V047B, SPE5E319V047B. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 302,952.36.
This NSN is very common among different weapons systems, belonging to 54 different platforms.
There has been a small amount of demand for this national stock number. Globally, demand for this NSN has originated from 7 countries. Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on May 30, 2008, 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 annual buy value of this part falls below the screening threshold of $10,000 but it has been screened for known source(s). (NOTE: This code shall not be used when screening parts entering the inventory. It shall not be assigned in preference to or supersede any other AMSC.) Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 24328. [A CIRCULAR ITEM, USUALLY HAVING A FLAT OR GROOVED FLANGE, BOSS(ES), AND/OR COUNTERBORE, DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE THE END OF THE SPRING. IT IS USED TO POSITION THE SPRING BUT DOES NOT ENCASE THE SPRING OR RESTRAIN LATERAL MOTION. IT MAY BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A RETAINER,HELICAL COMPRESSION SPRING. EXCLUDES:WASHER (AS MODIFIED), SEAT,BALL SOCKET, AND HOLDER,SPRING. SEE ALSO ROTOR,ENGINE POPPET VALVE.]. This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application. There is no information in the HMIRS; however, the NSN is in an FSC in Table II of Federal Standard 313 and an MSDS may be required by the user. The requirement for an MSDS is dependent on a hazard determination of the supplier or the intended end use of the product. NSN 5340000550831 contains an unknown precious metal.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 9401100000: seats of a kind used for aircraft. The Schedule B End Use is listed as parts-civilian aircraft. NAICS classification category 336360: motor vehicle seating and interior trim manufacturing.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.