B777 flight crew reported an engine failure on takeoff roll resulted in a rejected takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	1603666
Time
Date	201812
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZZ.Airport
State Reference	FO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B777-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Clearance Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown

Narrative:

First officer's leg. Push and start were normal. We taxied to [runway] xxl; were cleared to lineup; takeoff. Just as takeoff thrust was achieved; a loud bang was heard and felt from the right engine. Aircraft veered to the right; EICAS (engine indication crew alerting system) messages were 'engine fail right;' 'engine control right;' etc. The captain immediately took control of the aircraft; maintained centerline and slowed the aircraft. We advised tower and cleared the runway; accomplished applicable checklists; [and] returned to the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B777 flight crew reported an engine failure on takeoff roll resulted in a rejected takeoff.

Narrative: First Officer's leg. Push and start were normal. We taxied to [Runway] XXL; were cleared to lineup; takeoff. Just as takeoff thrust was achieved; a loud bang was heard and felt from the right engine. Aircraft veered to the right; EICAS (Engine Indication Crew Alerting System) messages were 'ENG FAIL R;' 'ENG CONTROL R;' etc. The Captain immediately took control of the aircraft; maintained centerline and slowed the aircraft. We advised Tower and cleared the runway; accomplished applicable checklists; [and] returned to the gate.

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.