Air Carrier First Officer reported calling in fatigued due to chronic and acute fatigue.
Synopsis
Air Carrier First Officer reported calling in fatigued due to chronic and acute fatigue.
Narrative
Subject of chronic and acute fatigue. Chronic: Worked 10 of the last 11 days. Prior to this; had not flown since May. I was no longer used to the grind of the job and I had become accustomed to 8 hours of great sleep at home each night. I also found wearing a mask everywhere fatiguing and frustrating (layover and airport). Acute: I estimate I got 4 hours of sleep in my hotel the night before my fatigue call. Noise of people could be heard in my room late into the night. I tried earplugs but still was awakened several times. I considered changing rooms but to wake myself up completely at that hour would only have made it worse for me trying to fall asleep. I estimate I finally fell asleep around XA AM only to wake up around XE30 AM and unable to fall back asleep with thoughts of likely furlough on my mind. I decided not to call in fatigued at that point because I had a dead-head my first leg from ZZZ to ZZZ1 so I continued on and tried to sleep on the aircraft which often works for me. I found myself unable to sleep with a mask on. The mask hurts my ears; itches my face; and gives me feelings of claustrophobia when worn for lengths of time. For my scheduled sit in ZZZ1 between legs; I found out that no pillows or blankets were currently being allowed plus a mask is required even in operations. At that point; I decided I was done. I was tired; burnt out; and my mind was no longer in it. This was my first fatigue call ever.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.