National Stock Number (NSN) 5340-00-856-6680, or NIIN 008566680, (clevis,rod end) was assigned January 1, 1962 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 2 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. One of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 2 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, with the most recent procurement date of Jun 09, 2018. There have been 4 contracts issued for this part number, with 11 awards given. There is minimal competition for this NSN. The US Government has awarded contracts to 2 different suppliers. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE4A518F810V, SPE4A518F095K, SPE4A518F095K, SPE4A515D9413, SPE4A515D9413. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 39,459.32.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 2 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 Apr 25, 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) 03796. [A FORKED PART, HAVING TRANSVERSE HOLE(S) OR SLOT(S) IN EACH ARM (PRONG) TO ACCOMMODATE A BOLT, PIN, OR THE LIKE, AND HAVING A CONNECTION FACILITY OPPOSITE THE FORK. IT IS DESIGNED TO BE ATTACHED TO A SHAFT, ROD, TURNBUCKLE OR THE LIKE BY WELDING, THREADING, AND/OR PINNING. MAY INCLUDE PROVISIONS FOR LOCKING. SEE ALSO YOKE, UNIVERSAL JOINT AND CONNECTOR, ROD END. FOR ITEMS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR AVIATION, SEE CLEVIS, 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 5340008566680 contains an unknown precious metal.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.