B757-200 captain reported engine failure after takeoff. Flight returned to departure airport.

Narrative:

While climbing out of ZZZ at approximately 10;900 feet; we heard a loud bang and the aircraft yawed. Master caution lights and EICAS messages eec off and rt engine limiter illuminated. Followed QRH procedure. Declared an emergency and returned to ZZZ for an overweight landing. Touchdown was smooth and brakes were not applied till 70kts. Brake temperatures were checked by aarff and we were cleared to the gate. Passengers deplaned normally via the jet bridge. Entered the discrepancies and overweight landing in the logbook.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 Captain reported engine failure after takeoff. Flight returned to departure airport.

Narrative: While climbing out of ZZZ at approximately 10;900 feet; we heard a loud bang and the aircraft yawed. Master caution lights and EICAS messages EEC OFF and RT ENG LIMITER illuminated. Followed QRH procedure. Declared an emergency and returned to ZZZ for an overweight landing. Touchdown was smooth and brakes were not applied till 70kts. Brake temperatures were checked by AARFF and we were cleared to the gate. Passengers deplaned normally via the jet bridge. Entered the discrepancies and overweight landing in the logbook.

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.

Attributes
ACN	1216732
Time
Date	201411
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical