To provide a maintenance inspection system and method for carrying out maintenance inspection by easily grasping the locations or conditions of electronic equipment.

A maintenance inspection system 10 is constituted of: a portable terminal 1 having a maintenance inspection mode; and a maintenance inspection unit 2 set in various electronic apparatuses 3 for receiving short range radio communication from the portable terminal 1. In carrying out the maintenance inspection of the plurality of electronic apparatuses 3 set in a job site, a maintenance inspector transmits a signal indicating his or her intention to perform maintenance inspection to those various electronic apparatuses 3 through the short range radio communication. The maintenance inspection unit 2 receives a signal through the short range radio communication, and responds with light or sound or the like. Thus, the maintenance inspector is able to easily recognize the location of the electronic apparatuses 3.