National Stock Number (NSN) 5340-00-398-9396, or NIIN 003989396, (connector,rod end) 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 38 manufacturer part numbers 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, only one supplier is deemed design controlled or valid supply parts.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over 5 years, with the most recent procurement date of Mar 21, 2016. There has been one contract issued for this part number, with one award given. The US Government has only awarded those contracts to one supplier. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE5E816M2532. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 43,400.00.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 8 different weapons systems.
There has been very little 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 Sep 02, 2005, 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) 03439. [AN ITEM WHICH HAS ONE END DESIGNED TO FORM A RIGID CONNECTION ON A ROD, SHAFT, TURNBUCKLE OR THE LIKE BY MEANS OF WELDING, THREADING AND/OR PINNING. THE OPPOSITE END PROVIDES A HINGED OR SEMIRIGID METHOD OF FASTENING OR ATTACHING TO ANOTHER PART BY MEANS OF A PROTRUDING TONGUE OR BLOCK. MAY INCLUDE PROVISIONS FOR LOCKING. SEE ALSO CLEVIS, ROD END AND ROD END, THREADED. FOR ITEMS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR AVIATION, SEE CONNECTOR, ROD END, AVIATION.]. 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 5340003989396 contains an unknown precious metal.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 8483909500: parts, nesoi, of bearing housings & plain shaft bearings, housed bearings, clutches, universal joints, flywheels and transmission shafts. The Schedule B End Use is listed as industrial machines, other. NAICS classification category 333613: mechanical power transmission equipment manufacturing.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.