Upper Air Box

I have a 2002 SE V6 and it needs a new upper air box (at cost of $236+),  It appears that some mechanic has grabbed the vacuum hose attached to the front side of box and broken the nub completely off.  The sad part about this is that I only get this serviced at the dealer yet they say it was already broken when I brought it in this past time.  Does anyone know a cheaper way to fix this?  If I replace the box is this likely to happen again?  How bad is it to just leave that one hose hanging? Any help would be appreciated.

if you don't want to pay $236 and repair it the proper way..just glue it with epoxy...