What was found
NEW CESSNA WITH 39.4 HOURS. PILOT'S SEAT BACK WOULD NOT SWING FORWARD FOR ACCESS TO REAR SEAT. LOOSENED RECLINE CYLINDER BOLT IN L-SEAL BACK FITTING SO SEAT BACK WOULD SWING FORWARD. WITH THIS BOLT LOOSE AS REQUIRED, FOUND SEAT BACK IN FULL UPRIGHT POSITION WAS RECLINED APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND L-SEAT BACK ATTACH FITTING, PN 0514215-8, WAS BENT 2 INCHES AFT. CESSNA CONFIRMED IMPROPER HEAT TREATING OF FITTING.