on june 14, 2013, the supertanker received a call-when-needed contract from the united states forest service, despite not being operational; the aircraft was sitting without engines at the boneyard and maintenance facility at pinal airpark outside marana, arizona, in need of a “c” check and other maintenance, which would cost 1 million usd. because of financial difficulties, evergreen deferred the maintenance, planning to have the supertanker ready in time for the 2014 fire season.