National Stock Number (NSN) 5330-00-285-3973, or NIIN 002853973, (seal,plain encased) was assigned January 1, 1963 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN replaces 1 stock number, 5330004615827.
There are 4 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. ISO Group has several sources of supply for this NSN.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over 5 years, with the most recent procurement date of Aug 03, 2012. 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: SPM5EM12M1295. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 173.80.
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 Feb 05, 2012, 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 data needed to produce this item from additional sources is not physically available. Valid AMCs: 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 04214. [A PLIABLE RUBBER, FELT, LEATHER, OR COMPOSITION RING-SHAPED ELEMENT, SPLIT OR SOLID; WITH OR WITHOUT SPRING OR SPREADER, HAVING A METAL SHELL ON ALL OR A PORTION OF AT LEAST TWO OF THE OUTER SURFACES. IT MAY BE DESIGNED TO BE EITHER BOLT MOUNTED OR PRESSMOUNTED BETWEEN FIXED AND MOVEABLE PARTS TO FORM A TIGHT AND EFFECTIVE SEAL BY THE PRESSURE OF THE SPRING OR SPREADER OR THE RESILIENCY INHERENT IN THE ELEMENT MATERIAL. EXCLUDES:PACKING WITH RETAINER.]. 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 5330002853973 contains an unknown precious metal.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 8484200000: mechanical seals. The Schedule B End Use is listed as industrial machines, other. NAICS classification category 339991: gasket, packing, and sealing device manufacturing.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.