Hi Number 6
I fully appreciate your in depth knowledge of the baggage cycle
I can add , That American said said to me that my bag did not leave JFk
I will be careful about the TSA , and yes it would be wrong to speak to the TSA unless I have clear grounds , as to why they might be responsible for my bag going missing .
American have said that I can look in their storeroom when I get to JFK
Thanks ELO