A fan assembly 10 is provided including at least one impeller blade 12, a rotating ring element 14 having a flared inner discharge surface 22, and a shroud element 20 having a shroud exit surface 32 substantially coincident with the flared inner discharge surface 22. The method includes issuing a plurality of data requests to a data request port for the memory. The anti-skid features include a media blasted finish to a portion of the surface of the decking and extruded ribs in a portion of the decking.