Narrative:

We had just switched aircraft prior to our second leg of the day. We were running almost 30 minutes late waiting for the aircraft to come from the hangar. After taxi out; ATC cleared us for takeoff and I transferred control to the first officer who was the PF (pilot flying) for this leg. On the takeoff roll we noticed a change in sound followed by a slight yaw of the aircraft and the number 1 engine rolling back. I took control of the aircraft from the first officer and rejected the takeoff at 85 knots. I don't believe I used standard phraseology in assuming control however the first officer knew what was occurring. The amber engine fail illuminated on the number 1 engine. We immediately notified ATC and evaluated the status of the aircraft. After determining it was just a failure with no other indications we taxied clear of runway to evaluate brake energy from the reject. The first officer and I coordinated communication with our flight attendants; passengers and operations. After determining it was safe to taxi to a gate we parked the aircraft and contacted dispatch; maintenance control and local maintenance. I made another PA to our passengers explaining what exactly happened on the runway. I also informed them we were coordinating the transfer of everyone to a new aircraft so we could continue our flight.previous write-ups in the logbook indicated a history of issues with this engine. Maintenance had addressed the issues and corrected any defects. Not sure what ultimately lead to the failure of this engine at takeoff thrust.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 flight crew reported a loss of engine thrust at 80 knots resulted in a rejected takeoff.

Narrative: We had just switched aircraft prior to our second leg of the day. We were running almost 30 minutes late waiting for the aircraft to come from the hangar. After taxi out; ATC cleared us for takeoff and I transferred control to the FO who was the PF (Pilot Flying) for this leg. On the takeoff roll we noticed a change in sound followed by a slight yaw of the aircraft and the number 1 engine rolling back. I took control of the aircraft from the FO and rejected the takeoff at 85 knots. I don't believe I used standard phraseology in assuming control however the FO knew what was occurring. The amber ENG FAIL illuminated on the number 1 engine. We immediately notified ATC and evaluated the status of the aircraft. After determining it was just a failure with no other indications we taxied clear of runway to evaluate brake energy from the reject. The FO and I coordinated communication with our Flight Attendants; Passengers and Operations. After determining it was safe to taxi to a gate we parked the aircraft and contacted Dispatch; Maintenance Control and local Maintenance. I made another PA to our Passengers explaining what exactly happened on the runway. I also informed them we were coordinating the transfer of everyone to a new aircraft so we could continue our flight.Previous write-ups in the logbook indicated a history of issues with this engine. Maintenance had addressed the issues and corrected any defects. Not sure what ultimately lead to the failure of this engine at takeoff thrust.

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.