Thread: Another ADA/ ACAA Failure... AA Loses BOS Bomb Survivor's Leg

Originally Posted by MRSDS1DONNA

Maybe it is just me but why would you check your prosthetic leg?

It is possible that she had two legs (pardon the pun) - one for routine everyday use and the one lost was a professional one for dance purposes.
There would be a design difference between the two.
The question is did she check the leg without a cover and perhaps the bag check got torn off in transit because of the unusal design - these do
not have toes or an ankle to tie a tag onto just a thin spring curved blade.

I have a gut feeling that the ramp/cargo workers just thought it to be part of stage show prop and was part of a air freight shipment.

One has to have some detective smarts to work Lost & Found aka Baggage Services - not a job for a rookie customer service agent.

But American YOU BLEW IT BIG TIME - no excuses !