Originally Posted by
peeeter
i've had experiences with pending charges, small charges, etc ... and how they usually work. those that are done in order to verify accounts. this is not one of those i asure you. this was an AA charge. it had an AA ref/ticket number attached to it which i was able to look up in their refunds website. and there was NO information on what the charge was. it just had my flight number info on it and that's all. all the spots where you would see a "type" was left blank.
and yes, thank you for those who understood what i am trying to accomplish here.

Agreed. The Pending Charges never come through as real charges (mine never have, but I can see the Pending Charges), so this is not one of those. While I still feel that this is not some nefarious plot to bilk lots of people a small amount each, I also applaud the OP for digging into this since it does reflect poor handling by AA.
Cheers.