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].

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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.