AN AA5 TECHNICIAN IN COMPLYING WITH AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE 95-19-15 FOUND WING SPAR WITH ELONGATED BOLT HOLE. REPAIRED USING GRUMMAN ENGINEERING ORDER INSTEAD OF MAINT MANUAL REPAIR.

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COMPLIED WITH AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE 95-19-15RI AND FOUND ELONGATED SPAR BOLT HOLE. AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE STATES TO COMPLY WITH SB185A AND FURTHER TO COMPLY WITH THE REPAIR USE AA5 SERIES MAINT MANUAL REVISION 5 DATED MAR/1/04; CHAPTER 57; PAGES 209 AND 210. INSTEAD OF USING THIS METHOD; I ELECTED TO USE A GRUMMAN AMERICA ENGINEERING ORDER 5X100-049 WHICH IS APPROVED DATA FROM THE MANUFACTURER (A BETTER; STRONGER REPAIR WHICH USES A BUSHING INSTEAD OF A THICKER SPAR BOLT; WHICH IN TURN ALLOWS THIS WING TO BE USED ON OTHER ACFT IF NEEDED). THE REASON FOR FILLING OUT THIS FORM IS THAT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT MY PRIMARY MAINT INSPECTOR AND I ARE ON THE SAME PAGE AS FAR AS FAR 39.19 (AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD FOR COMPLYING WITH THIS AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE). I DON'T RECALL SPECIFICALLY ASKING HIM ABOUT THAT. THIS REPAIR IS IN NO WAY AN AIRWORTHY ISSUE SINCE THE DATA USED WAS FAA APPROVED AND SOUND MAINT WAS PERFORMED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE MANUFACTURER'S REPAIR IS A BETTER AND STRONGER REPAIR THAN THE MAINT MANUAL REPAIR. THE FAA APPROVED THE ENGINEERING ORDER REPAIR WHICH USES A BUSHING INSTEAD OF A LARGER BOLT.