Aircraft door handle assembly

A handle assembly (12) for controlling an aircraft door (14) latch mechanism so that the door can be opened or closed from either inside or outside the aircraft. The assembly includes an inner shaft (58) that is connected to the latch mechanism (26) so as to control the opening and closing of the door (14), and an outer shaft (56) that overlaps the inner shaft (58) and that can be telescopically extended away from inner shaft. An inside handle (28) is attached to the inner shaft (58) so as to rotate the shaft. Rotation of the outer shaft (56) is controlled by an outside handle (52) attached thereto. An inner clutch half (130) is attached, by splines, to the inboard end of the outer shaft. An outer clutch half (132) is attached, by splines, to the outboard end of the inner shaft. The clutch halves are normally spaced away from each other. When the outside handle (52) and the outer shaft (56) are extended, the clutch halves interlock so that the shafts will rotate in unison. An actuator disarming assembly (60) with a translating pivoting crank (286) is attached to the outer shaft (56). When the outside handle (52) and the outer shaft (56) are extended, the crank (286) pivots to cause the disarming mechanism to disarm any actuator that may be attached to the door (14). This prevents inadvertent triggering of the actuator when persons outside the aircraft are trying to open the door.