 Texan officials also reported that they lacked the tanks and pipes necessary to load Tanker 910, a converted McDonnell Douglas DC-10 airtanker, with fire retardant, as well as a qualified aerial firefighting pilot to operate it.Air quality in neighboring Austin reportedly reached 14-year lows due to drifting smoke from the fire.In the evening of September 8, officials announced that they expected Tanker 910 to be in action by the morning of Friday September 9.