Originally Posted by
Often1
AA has no way of helping you. If you left the item at the checkpoint, it's TSA or nobody (in other words somebody walked off with it). I've managed to do this twice and in both cases had my item physically back within 5 days (and a hefty Fedex invoice).
I merely suggested contacting AA to see if there's another method of contacting TSA they could suggest. Obviously they have no authority re the actual items.