{"id":86763,"date":"2025-03-18T23:20:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T17:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=86763"},"modified":"2025-03-18T22:57:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T17:27:35","slug":"united-757-pilots-lost-hearing-flight-delayed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/18\/united-757-pilots-lost-hearing-flight-delayed\/","title":{"rendered":"United Airlines 757 Pilots Lost Hearing, Las Vegas to Chicago Flight Delayed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

LAS VEGAS-<\/strong> Chicago-based carrier United Airlines (UA) <\/a>flight UA1779<\/strong> from Las Vegas (LAS) to Chicago O’Hare Airport (ORD) was delayed after pilots announced that they had a problem with comms and they might have lost hearing (I hope it’s temporary).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Reddit user who was a passenger on that flight shared this incident on the United Airlines sub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: By FoxyOrange – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=29202696<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

United Pilot Lost Hearing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A bizarre incident at Las Vegas McCarran International Airport or Harry Reid Int’l Airport left passengers stunned when their flight to Chicago<\/a> was delayed after both pilots suffered hearing damage during pre-flight checks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The flight scheduled to be operated by Boeing 757-300, registered as N77867, faced significant delay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The unusual situation unfolded after passengers had already boarded the Las Vegas to Chicago O’Hare flight. As travelers settled in, the cabin door was unexpectedly reopened amid noticeable commotion in the forward section of the aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pilot then addressed passengers over the public address system, explaining that an equipment malfunction had occurred during routine checks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: United Airlines<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

According to his announcement, headsets had been incorrectly connected to a microphone, resulting in an audio feedback issue that caused hearing damage to both pilots. Specifically, the captain lost hearing in his left ear while the first officer experienced hearing loss in his right ear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Medical protocols required both pilots to seek immediate medical attention, necessitating their removal from flight duty. Consequently, all passengers were instructed to deplane while the airline located replacement flight crew members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The technical error forced the airline to reschedule the departure from 2:30 PM to 8:00 PM, creating a five-and-a-half-hour delay. Passengers reportedly responded with a mix of audible frustration and stunned silence, many never having encountered such an unusual reason for a flight cancellation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pilot and Co-Pilot lost hearing, had to deplane.<\/a>
byu\/montepulciano1211<\/a> inunitedairlines<\/a><\/blockquote>