Originally Posted by
Brick
You don't take an hour to troubleshoot an engine out issue.
Did the engine suddenly fail or did the engine have a problem that required troubleshooting which eventually led to an inflight shutdown?
Originally Posted by
Hartmann
I thought the max takeoff weight for a 738 was 155,500 lbs and the max landing weight was something like 144,000 lbs. (assuming it wasn't a HGW certified model)
174,200 and 146,300. That would take around four hours to burn with both engines operating.
Certification rules require the aircraft to withstand, without damage, touchdown at 600fpm (feet per minute) at max landing weight and 360fpm at max takeoff weight. A 360fpm touchdown would be a quite firm landing. An overweight landing inspection would be required but there shouldn't be any damage.