I do not see reference to the a/c 'computer' in the article. The reference as I see it is to the maintenance computer at HQ which should have triggered action, possibly a grounding pending investigation, after 3 similar failures on a particular airframe. It is suggested the computer did not issue the action so the a/c continued in service.
Aha, that makes sense, and makes the article make sense to me. Thanks!
This does NOT mitigate the errors by the crew.
Aye.