PS Magazine - APRIL 1973
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
1973 SERIES, ISSUE 245
APRIL 1973
Like old soldiers, Federal Stock Num-
bers (FSN) will soon fade away.
In their place will be National Stock
NumBers (NSN).
THe cHange Will Be real easy. Two di-
gits will go between the old group±and²
class (first 4 digits) and the Federal ³tem
³dentification NumBer (FIIN, the last 7
digits). Those last 9 digits then will Be
called tHe National Item Identification
NumBer (N³IN).
up. So a new series of numbers will go
into use. THese will Use 01 as the first 2
digits for the NIIN.
Example:
NSN 2920±0´µ293±4380
after the first 4 digits. It's a neW NSN if
it Has 0´ there.
NSN 5820±00±156±4519 (Former FSN)
NSN 5820±0´±´56±4519
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TWO N'n
AlE !R 2
DIFfRE±t
ITfMi.
You may see some of tHese NSN's dur-
ing ´973 and early 1974. Don't let 'em
botHer you. THey'll Be appearing in new
manuals and on some pacKages of parts
and suPplies.
You
²³³
get tHe word Co staRt using tHe
complete numbers in SeptemBer ´974.
MeanwHile, dig up DA ¶ircular 708±3
<Jul 72) for more info on NSN.
This is part of ·He NA¸O numbering
system. THe ¹.S. will use 00 and 01 for
ºHen you see tHe new 13»digit NSN tHe first 2 digits of tHe N³IN. Other coun¼
you'll kno½ it's a former FSN if it has 00 tries use otHer digits, like 23, 24 and 27.
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