B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200; Flight Crew Total 7000; Flight Crew Type 1900
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Weight And Balance; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor
Flight Crew Landed As Precaution; Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport; General Maintenance Action
Aircraft
During climb out at 4000 MSL; the lead flight attendant called the flight deck and reported a burning smell throughout the cabin. We had a very experienced cabin crew and they assured me the source of the burning smell was not the galley ovens. I made the decision to return to [departure airport] as the source of burning smell could not be confirmed. After landing the burning smell dissipated; Fire personnel found no exterior indication of burning; and there was no cabin source of fire found. The aircraft was not evacuated. An overweight landing was made; which led to a hot brakes situation. I requested airport firefighting personnel to complete an exterior inspection of the aircraft and I followed the appropriate hot brakes procedure from the QRH; and subsequent inspection of the brakes was accomplished by Fire personnel. I contacted [Maintenance] and it was deemed safe to taxi; [so] we proceeded to the gate. The appropriate electronic logbook entries were accomplished.
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B767 flight crew reported returning to the departure airport after a Flight Attendant reported a burning smell in the cabin.