MS51527A8

Fluid-line connection hardware including tube and pipe fittings, adapters, elbows, tees, unions, couplings, nipples, and bushings used to join, branch, and terminate hose, pipe, and tube.

A tube-to-boss elbow fitting classified under FSC 4730.

Reading the part number. MS51527A8 breaks down as MS51527 — the Military Standard sheet that fixes the part's design — plus the dash/suffix code A8, which selects the exact size, material, or finish variant from the tables on that standard. Two parts sharing the MS51527 base are the same design in different variants.

Price in context. Across the 317 items we currently stock in FSC 4730 (Fittings and Specialties; Hose, Pipe, and Tube), published unit prices run from $0.38 to $11,915.64. At $5.25, this item sits well below the class median of $26.28 — commodity hardware usually bought in volume.

Who orders MS51527A8. Aircraft owners and MRO shops replacing standard hardware, machine shops and OEMs filling a bill of materials, and government contractors sourcing against NSN 4730-00-822-5609. You can order by part number or by stock number — it is the same item, the same published price, and the same quote form.

Applicable standards. MS/AN flare and flareless fittings, SAE J514, MIL-DTL; steel, stainless, brass, and aluminum.

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