Thanks for the update and pics xosti!
The fray is from wear on the stroller, I am a bit surpised it happened so soon, but it has had heavy use since Nov. The brake from what I can make out in the pics that I was sent seems to have not been pulled up all the way at one point, which created the bar that went into the wheel to bust through the stopper at the end and dig into the plastic of the brake pedal. (Thanks for the explanation xosti, I hope I understood right)
And for the support bar, I'm not sure that we can prove that luggage services did it. It may not have been noticed by anyone, when the last person picked it up, she noticed the the tether you use when you jog with the stroller was tied to the straps that reclined and then tied to the bar at the bottom of the stroller. So it may have been rigged up for a while and nobody noticed it?? I have been trying to figure this out, this seems like the best I can come up with.
At this point I guess it is neither here nor there. The swap is over and the stroller has been donated. If anyone has any suggestions for a future swap, please post.
Thanks to everyone who participated in our swap, danilynn19 thanks for keeping me on my toes. I wouldn't have been able to make it through this without your help!!!!