How to Troubleshoot & Replace Ge AP3206448 / WB15X10096 Handle

Replaced with a new one 

Step 1: Input the model number into the parts lookup at AppliancePartsPros.com. Order parts. Step 2: Go to YouTube.com and find the Appliance Parts Pros channel, search for "microwave door handle," and review the video while wife and daughter are out so I can look like I know what I'm doing later when the part arrives and the ladies are around to see me in action. Step 3: With a putty knife and a Phillips screwdriver, perform the repair as demonstrated by Matt in the YouTube video. Step 4: Inform my wife that the door handle is fixed within 7 minutes of bringing in the mail on the day the new door handle arrived. Step 5: Bask in the adoration of my wife and daughter, which they lovingly shower upon me for being such a handy guy who fixes our stuff instead of wasting our household budget on new stuff every time something breaks, acts funny, or causes them to think it might be wearing out. 

Tried a giant in the retail industry and On-Line Parts Replacement establishment who claimed they had the part "in stock" After waiting a day or two from the projected delivery date, tried unsuccessfully to find out where my part was. Finally getting in touch with a live person,I was told it was on national back-order and could be several weeks to receive part. I cancelled that order. I place an order with Appliance Parts Pros without any problems and received my OEM part on time in just a couple of days with expedited shipping. 

Pretty easy to fix. Just pried open the internal facing piece (be careful, it's plastic!) and unscrewed the screws holding the handle in place. Entire fix took less than 5 minutes. 

Removed inner door liner with flat-bladed screwdriver. Backed out handle screws. Installed new handle and reinstalled screws. Replaced inner door liner. 

I watched a couple of videos on line for how to replace the handle on my GE Profile Spacemaker XL1800. I used a putty knife to pry off the inside frame, removed the screws from the old handle and replaced the old handle with the new one. I would like to point out that from the time I ordered the handle from Appliance Parts Pros until the actual installation was slightly less than 24 hours. Of course it probably helps to be in the same state. 

Gently pried way the plastic backing trim on the inside of the door to expose two handle screws. Removed broken pieces from the original handle & kept the screws. Replaced with new handle & firmly snapped the backing trim back into place.