National Stock Number
5340-01-366-5215
National Stock Number (NSN) 5340-01-366-5215, or NIIN 013665215, (torsion bar,hinge) was assigned October 28, 1992 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. None of the associated 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.
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 2 different weapons systems.
Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Dec 17, 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) 21948. [A STRAIGHT METAL ITEM OF VARIOUS CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPES, WITH SERRATIONS, FLATS, OR THE LIKE, ON EACH END. IT IS DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND A SEVERE TWISTING ACTION ALONG ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS WHILE HELD FAST AT BOTH ENDS. IT IS USED IN LIEU OF A HINGE PIN AND CREATES TENSION ON A HATCH(ES), DOOR(S), GATE(S), OR THE LIKE, WHEN IN A CLOSED OR OPEN POSITION. EXCLUDES:TORSION BAR, SUSPENSION.]. 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 5340013665215 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.