Narrative:

When the captain pushed the power up and asked me to set power [I] began to adjust the power. During the final power adjustment the captain called for an abort due to inability to control the aircraft. He had full left rudder and that wasn't enough to keep the airplane centered. We rejected the takeoff; I notified ATC; the captain called for the rejected takeoff [checklist] upon clearing the runway; and then he made a PA as directed by the QRH. We contacted dispatch and agreed we needed to return to the gate for maintenance. While watching a maintenance test done by the mechanics we found that the tiller did not center itself when released from the right. With the tiller released it would hold about 10 degrees right deflection.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRJ-200 First Officer reported the Captain rejected a takeoff attempt because of directional control issues related to the nose wheel steering tiller not centering.

Narrative: When the Captain pushed the power up and asked me to set power [I] began to adjust the power. During the final power adjustment the Captain called for an abort due to inability to control the aircraft. He had full left rudder and that wasn't enough to keep the airplane centered. We rejected the takeoff; I notified ATC; the Captain called for the Rejected Takeoff [Checklist] upon clearing the runway; and then he made a PA as directed by the QRH. We contacted Dispatch and agreed we needed to return to the gate for maintenance. While watching a maintenance test done by the mechanics we found that the tiller did not center itself when released from the right. With the tiller released it would hold about 10 degrees right deflection.

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.