I am absolutely amazed to hear that a 737 did an intersection departure
We routinely do intersection takeoffs in B744/B777 aircraft.
Takeoff calculations are based on departing from that point.
Absolutely nothing wrong with the procedure.
Jed_thrust, considering that in most cases the aircraft is planned to cross the end of the runway at 35 feet following an engine failure. Then look at the weight decrement per KT tailwind and calculate how overweight that aircraft would be with a 4 KT tailwind. Legality aside, it wouldnt be extremely sensible.......
Mutt.