Re: pdxer's question, it was definitely flight #1995, departing 12:15pm on 08/02/03 from STL to SFO. I still have the boarding pass. The ex-TWA flights are all supposed to be numbered 2800 through 3199, right?
And this one had the AA configuration of FC, with the staggered rows, 3 through 5 on the left and 3 through 6 on the right. Don't the old TWA planes have four full rows in FC?
But I had never seen these part cloth/part leather seat covers before. Is it possible they are taking old TWA planes and converting them to the AA seating arrangements, but they just didn't get the power fully installed yet? They had the outlets, but no boxes underneath the seats.
BTW, I asked the FA on board. She had no clue, nor did the Captain. They both said they had never flown this particular plane before and found it very odd.