Originally Posted by
Microwave
If you used Fast Track you may have been asked for evidence of eligibility, however I've never had a problem showing my elite status membership card and advising that I needed to collect my BP from the airline desks.
I did not use Fast Track and I had no elite status card. I did spend quite a bit of time at the transfer desk afterward, as I was travelling on separate tickets and had to get the APD waived.
I have no idea what would have happened had I not printed my AA boarding pass.