Narrative:

Flight from buffalo to atlanta was to be a maintenance ferry, due to nose gear 'red' unsafe light illuminated. Aircraft had been towed into the gate at an odd angle. On taxi out, when pitot heat was selected on, annunciation message 'pitot/stall heat off' illuminated. Selected all position and found 0 current on left stall probe. Consulted abnormal procedure and MEL, which stated the stall vane could be unheated if flight did not operate into known or forecast icing. As buffalo was clear and atlanta was 53 degrees, I decided to continue and stay below cloud cover (bases were about 28000 ft). On liftoff, at about 200 AGL, 'master caution' came on with 3 additional messages: stall indication fail, automatic slat fail, and wind shear warn fail. Also lost fast/slow indications. En route, did some troubleshooting including a stall system test which the left side failed, right side passed. After landing in atlanta, found left stall vane was damaged, probably from the jetway in buffalo due to the odd angle of aircraft relative to the gate. I have 2 suggestions to make. First, change 'pitot/stall heat off' abnormal procedure to include a stall system test. I assumed we had lost only electrical power to the vane. Second, I was unaware that aircraft had to have a specific 'no ice dispatch' to legally depart the station if the stall probe was not heated. Perhaps this could be inserted into the next revision of company operations manual.

Related reports:

Google
 

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FERRY FLT TO MAINT PLANNED FOR ACFT, TAXI OUT AND TKOF REVEALED NUMEROUS OTHER DEFICIENCIES IN FLT PANEL INSTS.

Narrative: FLT FROM BUFFALO TO ATLANTA WAS TO BE A MAINT FERRY, DUE TO NOSE GEAR 'RED' UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ACFT HAD BEEN TOWED INTO THE GATE AT AN ODD ANGLE. ON TAXI OUT, WHEN PITOT HEAT WAS SELECTED ON, ANNUNCIATION MESSAGE 'PITOT/STALL HEAT OFF' ILLUMINATED. SELECTED ALL POS AND FOUND 0 CURRENT ON L STALL PROBE. CONSULTED ABNORMAL PROC AND MEL, WHICH STATED THE STALL VANE COULD BE UNHEATED IF FLT DID NOT OPERATE INTO KNOWN OR FORECAST ICING. AS BUFFALO WAS CLR AND ATLANTA WAS 53 DEGS, I DECIDED TO CONTINUE AND STAY BELOW CLOUD COVER (BASES WERE ABOUT 28000 FT). ON LIFTOFF, AT ABOUT 200 AGL, 'MASTER CAUTION' CAME ON WITH 3 ADDITIONAL MESSAGES: STALL INDICATION FAIL, AUTO SLAT FAIL, AND WIND SHEAR WARN FAIL. ALSO LOST FAST/SLOW INDICATIONS. ENRTE, DID SOME TROUBLESHOOTING INCLUDING A STALL SYS TEST WHICH THE L SIDE FAILED, R SIDE PASSED. AFTER LNDG IN ATLANTA, FOUND L STALL VANE WAS DAMAGED, PROBABLY FROM THE JETWAY IN BUFFALO DUE TO THE ODD ANGLE OF ACFT RELATIVE TO THE GATE. I HAVE 2 SUGGESTIONS TO MAKE. FIRST, CHANGE 'PITOT/STALL HEAT OFF' ABNORMAL PROC TO INCLUDE A STALL SYS TEST. I ASSUMED WE HAD LOST ONLY ELECTRICAL PWR TO THE VANE. SECOND, I WAS UNAWARE THAT ACFT HAD TO HAVE A SPECIFIC 'NO ICE DISPATCH' TO LEGALLY DEPART THE STATION IF THE STALL PROBE WAS NOT HEATED. PERHAPS THIS COULD BE INSERTED INTO THE NEXT REVISION OF COMPANY OPS MANUAL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.