Gretchen, since this aircraft had no anti-skid, half its spoilers and only one reverser, have you considered what the possible consequences of a heavyweight, rushed, get-this-thing-on-the-ground-ASAP approach and landing may have been without fuel dumping and consideration of all the variables?
As it was, I believe the A/C landed overweight and blew some tyres. Possibly they decided to land overweight due to a developing C of G/fuel unbalance problem exacerbated by the inability to transfer fuel from the stab/wing tanks.
Whatever the reasons they did what they did, you can't argue with the successful outcome.