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Illustration of a Bombardier Challenger 601-3A. Not a photo of N551SD.
Illustration of the Bombardier Challenger 601-3A, not a photo of N551SD.

N551SD 1987 Bombardier Challenger 601-3A

Serial number 5016. Registered to Pollard Spares LLC, Fort Worth, TX, US.

  • 1987Built
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INSIDE

The Bombardier Challenger 601-3A cabin.

Illustrations of a representative Bombardier Challenger 601-3A cabin, not N551SD’s. Every aircraft’s completion differs. Walk through the cabin in 3D. Explore the Bombardier Challenger 601-3A interior and layout. Bombardier Challenger 601-3A interior: cabin size and seat map.

Warm natural light fills a wide stand-up Challenger 604 cabin with cream leather club chairs, an aft three-place divan, wood veneer trim and upright rounded windows, viewed aft down the aisle.
A representative Bombardier Challenger 601-3A cabin.
Top-down view of a Bombardier Challenger 601-3A cabin. Typical 9-passenger layout: a club of four, two club seats opposite a three-place divan, forward galley, aft lavatory.
Typical 9-passenger layout: a club of four, two club seats opposite a three-place divan, forward galley, aft lavatory.

ROUGH RANGE

What N551SD might be worth, and where it’s heading.

A rough range: Radar's value model doesn't cover the Bombardier Challenger 601-3A on its own yet. From Radar's listing-based estimates for business jets of similar engine thrust and age, set to the level of the 3 Bombardier Challenger 601-3A estimates on Radar. The Gulfstream G450 curve gives the shape of the forecast, and the range is widened to match. Not an appraisal.

N551SD · On program · rough range

$1.5M

$1M$2.2M
In 2031
$1M
Value kept
68%
Per year
−7.3%
Program effect
$99.8K
Confidence
Low

5-year projection

The Gulfstream G450 curve, scaled to a rough range for this Bombardier Challenger 601-3A

$719.8K$1.1M$1.6M$2MNow20272028202920302031On program $1MOff program $893.3K
Engine program
Horizon
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SPECIFICATIONS

Bombardier Challenger 601-3A specs

Published figures for the type, from public sources. A given aircraft varies with its completion, weight and mods.

Full Bombardier Challenger 601-3A specs, range and cabin

Model
Bombardier Challenger 601-3A
Year
1987
Serial number
5016
Engines
2 × General Electric CF34-3A / CF34-3A2
ICAO type
CL60

THE AIRCRAFT’S LIFE

N551SD, from delivery to today.

Registration events from FAA records, compiled October 2026. Maintenance, damage and component history live in the logbooks, not the registry.

  1. Registry record

    Earlier use of the number: N551SD was assigned to another aircraft, a 1997 Diamond Aircraft Industries HK 36 TTC. That registration was cancelled on this date.

    FAA registry
  2. Registry record

    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).

    FAA registry
  3. Pollard Spares LLC

    Certificate of registration issued as N551SD.

    FAA registry

FAA REGISTRATION

Registration details

Registration
N551SD
Status
Current as of October 2026
Certificate issued
Aug 18, 2023
Airworthiness date
Dec 2, 2008
Last FAA action
Aug 18, 2023
Registration expires
Aug 31, 2030
Mode S code (hex)
A704B6
Aircraft category
Large-cabin jet
Weight class
Over 20,000lbs

From FAA registry data as of October 2026. Check the FAA registry for the current record.

OWNERSHIP

Registered owner

Pollard Spares LLC

LLC · Fort Worth, TX, US

RESEARCH NOTES

About N551SD

Compiled with AI assistance from the public sources listed below, October 2026. Not checked against the aircraft's logbooks.

Overview

N551SD is a Bombardier Challenger 601-3A built in 1987 with serial number 5016. The FAA record names Pollard Spares LLC as the registrant. The ICAO type designator is CL60. The registration identifies this airframe; specifications below describe the published aircraft type.

The type

The aircraft is classified as a large-cabin jet. The type uses 2 General Electric CF34-3A / CF34-3A2 engines. These type figures do not establish the equipment installed on this aircraft.

Registry facts

The FAA lists the make as CANADAIR LTD and the model as CL-600-2B16. The certificate of registration was issued on August 18, 2023. The current record gives an airworthiness date of December 2, 2008. The type certificate reference is FAA TCDS A21EA (Bombardier CL-600-2B16).

SOURCES

Where this page comes from

Built from FAA registry records, manufacturer specifications, and public flight-tracking and market data, compiled October 2026. Values come from Radar’s aircraft value model. Owners and operators can ask for a correction or removal.

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