National Stock Number (NSN) 5340-00-881-2411, or NIIN 008812411, (clip,spring tension) 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 5 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 4 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 6 suppliers. Today, 5 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers 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.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 6 different weapons systems.
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) 20815. [A PREFORMED ITEM OF SEMIRIGID MATERIAL DESIGNED TO RETAIN, POSITION, FASTEN, OR SUPPORT OTHER ITEMS, SUCH AS CABLE(S), ACCESS COVER(S), BY ITS OWN INHERENT SPRING ACTION. IT MAY BE FASTENED TO A STRUCTURE BY BOLT(S), CLIP(S), SCREW(S), AND THE LIKE. FOR ITEMS CONDUCTING ELECTRIC CURRENT, SEE CLIP, ELECTRICAL OR CLAMP, ELECTRICAL. FOR ITEMS WHICH PARTIALLY SURROUND AN ITEM, SEE STRAP, RETAINING. FOR ITEMS WHICH ENTIRELY SURROUND AN ITEM AND DO NOT HAVE INHERENT SPRING TENSION, SEE CLAMP, LOOP. SEE ALSO CLIP, RETAINING. DO NOT USE IF A MORE SPECIFIC ITEM NAME IS AVAILABLE.]. 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 5340008812411 contains silver.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.