National Stock Number
5910-00-007-3972
National Stock Number (NSN) 5910-00-007-3972, or NIIN 000073972, (capacitor,fixed,electrolytic) was assigned July 6, 1972 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN replaces 2 stock numbers: 5910010478838, 5910011683803.
There are 9 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 3 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, 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 very common among different weapons systems, belonging to 45 different platforms.
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 Jun 02, 2006, 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 annual buy value of this part falls below the screening threshold of $10,000 but it has been screened for known source(s). (NOTE: This code shall not be used when screening parts entering the inventory. It shall not be assigned in preference to or supersede any other AMSC.) Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 00008. [A CAPACITOR, WHOSE CAPACITANCE VALUE CANNOT BE ADJUSTED OR VARIED, HAVING A CHEMICALLY FORMED FILM AS THE DIELECTRIC. IT MAY BE A SINGLE UNIT, OR CONSIST OF TWO OR MORE FIXED UNITS WHICH CANNOT BE SEPARATED.]. 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 5910000073972 does not contain precious metals.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 8532290040: fixed capacitors, nesoi. The Schedule B End Use is listed as electric apparatus.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.