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I flew through the US recently and opened my bag to see a notice that my bag was searched (nothing was missing). Did you at least get that notice?
Need Karma. Yes it said all was returned to the bag.
The only thing missing was a $1,500 Sthil concrete cutoff saw. 42lbs. Kind of hard to miss. Last year my daughters bag someone stole a dog groomers kit. That luggage was lost for 3 days and the TSA said all was returned. This last trip I called the airlines about my bags which was a 92lb brand new electric jack hammer. I said to my gal I will grantee they will bust the wheels off this. Yup no wheels non stop. I said I will be surprised if the saw makes it.
Nope saw did not and that luggage was thrown and smashed. Brand new with HEAVY Duty wheels. The wheels were in tack but the 90 degree molding was broken. The wheels were in tack as were the pins that hold them to a 4" wide molded flexible mold 8" long rivet into the bag. The flexible single mold was broken.
This piece of luggage had saw in it. I'm going back to airline when I return and take my video and slam down that bag to see how HARD it is to brake where it broke. I'm construction and realize weight and materials handling. TOTAL miss use of bag. The bag with the saw also had raspberry Crystal light. ( can't get it where I go ) The powder was smashed and ruined things. I travel a lot in construction. For YEARS. It doesn't tale rocket science here.
So I called airlines wheres my saw. E mailed them. Called them 4 times got a live body. They tell me TSA has it. If they did it got thrown out. The airline rep tells me they throw out chain saws/small boat motors etc. I laughed and said 'Wheres the dumpster for that" " The back of someone car" The rep admitted it sounds bad and fishy. TSA finally calls me and says airline has it. They have no lost and found. Finally Another rep calls back and says found saw. It took me 18 phone calls through out this. TSA web site has nothing about this item or chain saws etc. I called ahead before I PACKED it. I was told no problem as long as no Gas is in it. Flyrisized accordingly.