Transit MK8 - leaking rear door handle, is this normal?

[Seymour123]

Hi,

New to the forum so hopefully I'm posting this in the right place!

We have a leaky rear door handle on our 2017 L3H3 MK8 Transit. Not loads of water, but enough to be an issue (camper conversion). I can easily see where the water is getting in around the small gasket that goes between the hard plastic part of the handle and the door on the left hand side of the assembly.

I read on another post that the Transit Custom sliding door handle leaks but is designed to as it has a drain hole in the door. Could the same be true? I'm not with the van at present but wanted to see if anyone had more info before purchasing a new handle in the hope it fixes the problem. The current handle and all plastic parts seem in good condition and there is no damage.

Thanks in advance for your time!

Andy