Narrative:

On initial operating experience (IOE) first officer landing. From a very nice stabilized flaps 40 ILS approach; his first landing with myself; fourth landing total. Little flare on touchdown; 5 seconds from 50 feet.possible hard landing was written up per [maintenance] request. After gate arrival two flight attendants (flight attendant) in the aft jumpseat stated their backs were hurt. I asked if they required immediate assistance; but the flight attendant on the intercom stated they would go to the clinic the next morning. This was the only communication I had with the fas; they all left the plane as I was coordinating with [maintenance].the main landing gear was the only firm runway contact; the nose gear was flown down normally.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737NG flight crew reported of the First Officer in training on this aircraft; experienced a hard landing that resulted in some complaints of back pain from the Flight Attendants.

Narrative: On Initial Operating Experience (IOE) First Officer landing. From a very nice stabilized flaps 40 ILS approach; his first landing with myself; fourth landing total. Little flare on touchdown; 5 seconds from 50 feet.Possible hard landing was written up per [Maintenance] request. After gate arrival two Flight Attendants (FA) in the aft jumpseat stated their backs were hurt. I asked if they required immediate assistance; but the FA on the intercom stated they would go to the clinic the next morning. This was the only communication I had with the FAs; they all left the plane as I was coordinating with [Maintenance].The main landing gear was the only firm runway contact; the nose gear was flown down normally.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.