National Stock Number
4240-01-049-0978
National Stock Number (NSN) 4240-01-049-0978, or NIIN 010490978, (hose,air duct,air breathing) was assigned October 10, 1977 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 3 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. None of the associated part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 3 suppliers. Today, 3 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers 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.
This NSN is fairly common among different weapons systems, belonging to 18 different platforms.
Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Sep 11, 2014, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Acquire directly from the actual manufacturer, whether or not the prime contractor is the actual manufacturer. This part is a commercial/non-developmental/off-the-shelf-item. Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 30599. [AN ODORLESS, FLEXIBLE, HOLLOW ITEM, WITHOUT END COUPLING OR A COMMUNICATION CABLE. IT MAY BE OF SINGLE OR MULTIPLE LAYER CONSTRUCTION AND MAY CONTAIN WIRE REINFORCEMENT. IT IS DESIGNED FOR USE IN LOW PRESSURE BREATHING OXYGEN SYSTEM, AIR LINE MASKS, AND THE LIKE. EXCLUDES:HOSE, NONMETALLIC.]. This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature but does have other critical feature(s) 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 4240010490978 contains an unknown precious metal.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.