Originally Posted by SF_DUKE (Post # 4)

The pilots often turns on a switch in the lavatory door sill to keep the lavatory occupied cabin light on.

The crew showed me the location (upper left door sill. Looks like a regular flat switch to turn off.

My recommendation is to check lavatory door manually since it should unlocked if unoccupied regardless of the light.

Originally Posted by clubord (Post # 6)

The locking mechanism on the lavatory door is what triggers the “occupied” light.

When people exit the lavatory they move the mechanism enough to unlock the door but not all the way to the stop which is actually what turns the light off.

When you mention this to the crew, all they do is move the locking mechanism a fraction of an inch to the fully open position which then extinguishes the light.

Originally Posted by FlyingHoustonian (Post # 10)

There is a metal cover that can lifted up to slide the door from locked to unlocked on the outside. . . . Anyone can lift the metal flap and use a finger tip or pen to slide it unlocked but I suspect the crew would not be thrilled, so normally one has to ask and they will do it.