I don't want to drag out an old accident here, sp, but my copy tells me that the action to re-land was considered 'sensible in the circumstances' by AAIB and I recall the Captain telling me that it had been suggested to him unofficially that the wing may well have burnt through during the positioning to land after continuing. I judge the decision a good one.
It is, after all, what we are paid to do as Captains - to take decisions at the time for which we stand responsible and sometimes 'normal' rules need to be abandoned. 'Never say never'?