A B757-200 flight crew reported directional control difficulties on initial takeoff roll; so takeoff...

Attributes
ACN	1005860
Time
Date	201204
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying First Officer
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 1175 Flight Crew Total 18000 Flight Crew Type 5000
Person 2
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 220 Flight Crew Total 17000 Flight Crew Type 7000
Events
Anomaly	Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown

Narrative:

We were cleared for takeoff [and] the captain aligned the airplane on the centerline of the runway and gave me the airplane with the brakes released. I advanced the throttles to takeoff power and the aircraft began veering to the right edge of the runway. I applied left rudder with no resultant airplane correction toward centerline. I applied full left rudder with still no airplane correction toward centerline. I stated to the captain that it was going right and not correcting. I then tapped left brake which seemed to [bring] the airplane toward centerline. The captain stated that he had the airplane and performed an abort on the runway. The airplane never left the runway surface. The speed was less than 30 knots from throttle advance until abort. We taxied clear and [went] back to the gate for maintenance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 flight crew reported directional control difficulties on initial takeoff roll; so takeoff was rejected and the aircraft returned to the gate for maintenance attention.

Narrative: We were cleared for takeoff [and] the Captain aligned the airplane on the centerline of the runway and gave me the airplane with the brakes released. I advanced the throttles to takeoff power and the aircraft began veering to the right edge of the runway. I applied left rudder with no resultant airplane correction toward centerline. I applied full left rudder with still no airplane correction toward centerline. I stated to the Captain that it was going right and not correcting. I then tapped left brake which seemed to [bring] the airplane toward centerline. The Captain stated that he had the airplane and performed an abort on the runway. The airplane never left the runway surface. The speed was less than 30 knots from throttle advance until abort. We taxied clear and [went] back to the gate for maintenance.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.