National Stock Number
5340-01-257-3437
National Stock Number (NSN) 5340-01-257-3437, or NIIN 012573437, (pad eye) was assigned June 17, 1987 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There is only one manufacturer part number associated with this NSN. One of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 2 suppliers. 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.
Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Apr 02, 2006, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Not established. Not established.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 15650. [A RIGID, METAL, FASTENING ELEMENT, WHICH CAN RANGE IN DIFFERENT SIZES AND CONTAIN ONE OR MORE OPENINGS. THE OPENINGS ARE USUALLY ROUND OR ELLIPTICAL IN SHAPE. IT MAY INCORPORATE A PLATE-LIKE BASE HAVING TWO OR MORE EDGEWISE PROJECTIONS. IT IS NORMALLY WELDED, BOLTED, OR OTHERWISE FIXED TO A STRUCTURE. IT IS USED AS A CATCH OR POINT OF ATTACHMENT FOR OTHER ITEMS SUCH AS HOOKS, ROPE, AND THE LIKE. SEE ALSO ADAPTER,AIRCRAFT MOORING; ADAPTER,AIRCRAFT TOWING; TOWING EYE,AIRCRAFT; BOLT,EYE; COUPLER; AND HASP,HINGED. EXCLUDES: STAPLE,HASP; STRIKE,CATCH; AND BRACKET,EYE,NONROTATING SHAFT.]. 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 5340012573437 does not contain precious metals.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 8308100000: hooks, eyes and eyelets, of base metal. The Schedule B End Use is listed as finished textile supplies. NAICS classification category 339993: fastener, button, needle, and pin manufacturing.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.