National Stock Number (NSN) 5340-00-530-5106, or NIIN 005305106, (plug,expansion) was assigned January 1, 1961 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN replaces 3 stock numbers: 5340010123362, 5340003594882, 2805003391403.
There are 6 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 4 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 8 suppliers. Today, 4 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, 4 suppliers are 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 Dec 15, 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: SPE5E017V1212, SPE5E017V1212. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 27.20.
This NSN is unique to one weapons system.
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 12, 2013, 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 or the rights to use the data needed to purchase this part from additional sources are not owned by the Government and it has been determined that it is uneconomical to purchase them. Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 03797. [A RELATIVELY THIN METALLIC ITEM, HAVING A CONCAVE OR CUPPED CONTOUR, DESIGNED TO EFFECT ITS OWN SEAL BY COMPRESSION AGAINST THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF A HOLE. IT IS USED AS A BLOWOUT PLUG IN BOILERS, ENGINES, AND THE LIKE TO RELIEVE THE PRESSURE CREATED BY THE EXPANSION OF FLUIDS CAUSED BY HEAT OR FREEZING.]. 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 5340005305106 contains an unknown precious metal.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 8402900090: parts for steam or other vapor generating boilers and super-heated water boilers, except heat exchangers. The Schedule B End Use is listed as industrial machines, other. NAICS classification category 332410: power boiler and heat exchanger manufacturing.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.