A B757-200 veered hard right after takeoff thrust was applied on a wet runway; so the captain reject...

Attributes
ACN	1223268
Time
Date	201412
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Route In Use	Other Controlled
Component
Aircraft Component	Nosewheel Steering
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60 Flight Crew Total 17800 Flight Crew Type 8000
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 59 Flight Crew Total 7367 Flight Crew Type 2007
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control

Narrative:

Captains leg. As we taxied onto the runway we made a 90 degree right turn to line up with the center line of the runway and applied initial take off thrust; the aircraft made a hard right turn; I rejected the takeoff. Airspeed was less than thirty knots; the indicator had not moved yet. Informed the tower and exited the runway. Discussed the reject with the first officer and our conclusion was that the runway was wet from raining all day and the nose wheel was still turned to the right and was not completely centered. This combined with being on the painted portion of the runway caused the aircraft to veer right. Both engines spooled up normal and equal and the aircraft taxied normally; before and after the rejected takeoff.there did not seem to be anything wrong with the aircraft mechanically. Contacted the chief pilot on duty to verify that a subsequent takeoff could be attempted without a block turnback. Taxied to runway and took off without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 veered hard right after takeoff thrust was applied on a wet runway; so the Captain rejected at about 30 KTS. After investigating; the crew decided the nose wheel had not aligned straight and so completed a successful takeoff.

Narrative: Captains Leg. As we taxied onto the runway we made a 90 degree right turn to line up with the center line of the runway and applied initial take off thrust; the aircraft made a hard right turn; I rejected the takeoff. Airspeed was less than thirty knots; the indicator had not moved yet. Informed the tower and exited the runway. Discussed the reject with the first officer and our conclusion was that the runway was wet from raining all day and the nose wheel was still turned to the right and was not completely centered. This combined with being on the painted portion of the runway caused the aircraft to veer right. Both engines spooled up normal and equal and the aircraft taxied normally; before and after the rejected takeoff.There did not seem to be anything wrong with the aircraft mechanically. Contacted the Chief Pilot on duty to verify that a subsequent takeoff could be attempted without a block turnback. Taxied to runway and took off without incident.

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.

A B757-200 veered hard right after takeoff thrust was applied on a wet runway; so the captain rejected at about 30 KTS. After investigating; the crew decided the nose wheel had not aligned straight and so completed a successful takeoff.