▁Air ▁Man ila ▁International ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁accident . ▁ ▁The ▁aircraft ▁made ▁its ▁ma iden ▁flight ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁then ▁registered ▁to ▁Eastern ▁Airlines ▁as ▁N 5 5 0 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁aircraft ▁was ▁then ▁sold ▁to ▁Air ▁Man ila ▁on ▁November ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁Main ten ance ▁records ▁showed ▁the ▁trans ponder ▁listed ▁as ▁" in oper able ." ▁ ▁Engine ▁No . 2 ▁to ▁be ▁shut ▁down ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁Gu am ▁due ▁to ▁mechanical ▁issues ; ▁several ▁pil ots ▁reported ▁issues ▁with ▁the ▁No . 3 ▁engine ▁in ▁the ▁maintenance ▁log ▁before ▁the ▁crash . ▁ ▁C rew ▁ ▁Tw elve ▁crew ▁members ▁were ▁on ▁board ▁flight ▁ 7 0 2 ▁when ▁it ▁crash ed ; ▁four ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁flight ▁crew , ▁the ▁loading ▁master , ▁two ▁mechan ics , ▁and ▁four ▁flight ▁attend ants . ▁ ▁The ▁co ck pit ▁crew ▁consisted ▁of : ▁ ▁Captain ▁Roberto ▁J aval era , ▁who ▁worked ▁for ▁Air ▁Man ila ▁since ▁ 1 6 ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁served ▁as ▁pilot ▁in ▁command ▁on ▁the ▁flight . ▁ ▁A ▁veter an ▁pilot , ▁having ▁logged ▁ 1 0 , 0 1 6 ▁total ▁flight ▁hours , ▁roughly ▁ 2 , 4 2 2 : 4 5 ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁accum ulated ▁flying ▁Lock he ed ▁L - 1 8 8 A ▁Elect ras , ▁was ▁age ▁ 4 6 ▁at ▁the ▁time