Hmmm.... does rather beg the question what did the flight engineers panel show regarding fuel distribution prior to departure ?
Captains and F/E's not properly including the F/O "in the loop" was a frequent problem in days of old.
Didn't this same airline have an airborne and subsequent ground fire on a L1011, the subject of which filled many a CRM lecture for years up to and including this day ?
Good news that the Captain saved the day. Bad news that a chain of errors resulted in 3 crewmembers being so totally unaware the aircraft was improperly loaded with fuel !