* Richard Reid of al-Qaeda -- failed to detonate
* 7 July 2005 London bombings -- assembled off-site
* On September 5, 2006, homemade TATP -- found before use
* On September 4, 2007, homemade TATP -- found before use
* The 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot -- plan never carried out
* Front national anti-radars (FNAR) -- blew himself up trying to make it
* The Northwest Airlines Flight 253 -- failed to detonate
This stuff is hard to make even under controlled conditions. Ask the FNAR guy with no hands. It can not be made in an airline restroom. Guarding against it, even "just in case", is a waste of time and money, and just serves as a boogeyman to scare people into doing what they're told.