National Stock Number
4820-01-280-3970
National Stock Number (NSN) 4820-01-280-3970, or NIIN 012803970, (valve,shuttle) was assigned June 9, 1988 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN replaces 1 stock number, 4820012784413.
There are 5 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 2 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 5 suppliers. Today, 4 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, 3 suppliers are 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 very common among different weapons systems, belonging to 29 different platforms.
Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Jun 13, 2007, 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 requires engineering source approval by the design control activity in order to maintain the quality of the part. An alternate source must qualify in accordance with the design control activity's procedures, as approved by the cognizant Government engineering activity. Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 20572. [A VALVE HAVING ONE OUTLET AND TWO INLETS THAT ARE USUALLY OPPOSITE EACH OTHER. IT HAS A FLUID PRESSURE OPERATED PISTONLIKE ITEM, CALLED A SHUTTLE, THAT CONTROLS EITHER INLET. IT IS COMMONLY USED TO PROVIDE AN EMERGENCY PASSAGE FOR FLUID IN AN AIRCRAFT HYDRAULIC OR PNEUMATIC SYSTEM IN CASE OF LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE NORMAL SERVICE LINES.]. This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application. There is no data in the HMIRS and the NSN is in an FSC not generally suspected of containing hazardous materials. NSN 4820012803970 does not contain precious metals.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 8481809050: other taps, cocks, valves, etc., nesoi. The Schedule B End Use is listed as industrial machines, other. NAICS classification category 332911: industrial valve manufacturing.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.