But when you consider the ground troubleshooting episode three days earlier that is described on pg. 21, it is understandable why the captain, in his growing frustration, decided to try it.
I have to strongly disagree. He made what was an annoyance into a fatal accident by becoming a test pilot. It would be in the inflight reset list if it was a sensible procedure.
From the QRH
inflight,as a general rule, the crew must restrict computer resets to those listed in the table,or to those in applicable TDUs or OEBs. Before taking any action on other computers, the flight crew must consider and fully understand the consequences.
In this case if it was really annoying emergency cancel the caution then ground the aircraft after landing.