B777-200
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 82; Flight Crew Total 8410; Flight Crew Type 233
Distraction; Situational Awareness
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance
Airport
During a rolling takeoff; the lights on Runway XXR failed. As we were transferring aircraft control from Captain to First Officer; a radio call from the previous takeoff told Tower the runway lights went out. Tower subsequently gave us a 'cancel takeoff if we'd like' instruction.Based upon how clearly we could see; various radio chatter; aircraft position/power (takeoff power set); and inter cockpit communication; I felt the safest course of action was to continue. The fact that the lights had failed on the runway was basically the last thing we registered during our transitional duties and various radio chatter from Airport Operations; Tower; and other aircraft. Albeit nighttime; our ability to discern centerline and runway edge remained clear. Visibility [was] 10 NM plus.
Tower cleared us for takeoff and as we were beginning our takeoff roll the previous aircraft reported that the runway lights had gone out. The tower then said 'Aircraft X; Cancel your takeoff clearance'. We had already begun the roll and both of us could clearly see the runway; so we decided to continue the takeoff and told tower we were doing so; at which time they re-cleared us for takeoff.
B777-200 Captain reported that the runway lights failed during a night VMC takeoff roll. Flight crew decided continuing the takeoff was the safest course of action.