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If U3 went out on the fly and there was no pregame agreement to the contrary, then it would seem to be U3's call, right or wrong.
wrt: "is there EVER a time when one umpire may overrule another": In the literal sense of overrule, no. The calling umpire may ask for help from another umpire, but it is still the responsible umpire's call if it is changed. E.g., if I check with my partner for input or another angle and my partner says I blew it, I still make the changed call. The rule books usually give more authority to the umpire-in-chief on certain matters, but not changing judgement calls.
The attitude that "it is the umps' job to get it right, regardless of who has to step in and get it right" is fine and should be our attitude; but that does not include an overrule on a judgement call.
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Officiating takes more than OJT.
It's not our jobs to invent rulings to fit our personal idea of what should and should not be.
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