Captain on an A320 aircraft reports the aft flight attendant informed him of an odor that smelled li...

Attributes
ACN	1119742
Time
Date	201310
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Component
Aircraft Component	Emergency Light
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 250 Flight Crew Total 17000 Flight Crew Type 4000
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

At cruise over ZZZ; flight attendant called to say lights in both aft lavs were flickering; [and] then went out. Emergency exit light in aft lav was only light on; and too hot to touch. I passed information to maintenance controller and he suggested pulling circuit breaker (C/B) H7 on captain's overhead panel that controls the three emergency lights in three lavatories. I pulled C/B and had flight attendant check; hot light went out. All other operations normal; continued to destination. Maintenance control suspected light batting [insulation].

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Captain on an A320 aircraft reports the aft Flight Attendant informed him of an odor that smelled like overheated; melting plastic coming from one of the Emergency light fixtures in the aft lavatory.

Narrative: At cruise over ZZZ; Flight Attendant called to say lights in both aft lavs were flickering; [and] then went out. Emergency Exit light in aft lav was only light on; and too hot to touch. I passed information to Maintenance Controller and he suggested pulling Circuit Breaker (C/B) H7 on Captain's overhead panel that controls the three Emergency lights in three lavatories. I pulled C/B and had Flight Attendant check; hot light went out. All other operations normal; continued to destination. Maintenance Control suspected light batting [insulation].

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Captain on an A320 aircraft reports the aft flight attendant informed him of an odor that smelled like overheated; melting plastic coming from one of the emergency light fixtures in the aft lavatory.